EDMONTON – A public vigil will be held Saturday for the victims of what was the largest mass murder in the city’s history.
On Thursday, police sent a message on behalf of the Edmonton Viet Association saying the vigil will be held between 1 and 3 p.m. at Churchill Square, in memory of the victims.
The focus of the memorial, they wrote, will be to honour the eight individuals who lost their lives in what police described as an extreme case of domestic violence. The hope is also for the event to give the Edmonton community as a whole the opportunity to grieve and heal together.
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Those in attendance are asked to not bring candles; only flowers.
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The victims were identified last week as the lone suspect’s partner, Tien Truong, 35; her sister Ha Truong, 33; their parents, Dau Le, 55 and Dang Truong, 55; Tien’s son, Elvis Lam, 8; Ha’s daughter, Valentina Nguyen, 3; a friend of Tien’s, Viet Nguyen, 41; and Cyndi Duong, 37.
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Cyndi Duong was laid to rest Monday in a private funeral service. Her childrens’ hockey team will be selling specially-designed stickers to raise money for her family. A trust fund has also been set up at Royal Bank (“In Trust for Cyndi Duong”). Duong is survived by her husband David Luu and her three children: Jeremy, Noah and Jaime.
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On Tuesday, a funeral was held for the six family members who were found dead in a north-end home on Dec. 30, 2014. A funeral service for Viet Nguyen was scheduled for Thursday.
Police believe all eight victims were shot and killed by 53-year-old Phu Lam, who was found dead at a Fort Saskatchewan restaurant on Dec. 30 with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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