WATCH: Friends are in shock after a Toronto man was shot and killed after attending the Kentucky Derby. Cindy Pom reports on what happened.
TORONTO – A grand jury in Kentucky has indicted three people in connection with the slaying of a Canadian tourist in town for the Kentucky Derby, while funeral arrangements have been announced for the victim.
Prosecutors say the grand jury on Wednesday indicted Fahed Abu-Diab, Fatima Abu-Diab and Tyrone Thomas.
They are charged in the shooting death of 49-year-old Scott Hunter of Toronto. Police say Hunter and a friend were walking back to their Louisville hotel, hours after the Derby, when the suspects decided to rob them.
Police say Hunter was allegedly shot during a struggle with the attackers who robbed him at random after he attended the famed horse race.
WATCH: Police say robbery led to killing of Canadian tourist after Kentucky Derby
All three defendants face murder and robbery charges. Fahed Abu-Diab and his sister, Fatima Abu-Diab, also face drug charges.
In a Facebook post last week, Toronto pub House on Parliament described Hunter, who was a bartender there, as an entrepreneur with a heart of gold.
“We will remember him as a tough-as-nails co-worker with a heart of gold, always there with a warm hug, a shoulder to cry on, a quick grin and funny as hell.”
Hunter was also behind Grinder Coffee, a cafe in Leslieville, which posted on Facebook Saturday that donations could be made to SickKids Hospital in Toronto or the Good Shepherd men’s centre in Hamilton in lieu of flowers.
Grinder Coffee posted on Facebook Wednesday that visitation and funeral services for Scott Hunter will take place on Friday at the Cattel, Eaton and Chambers Funeral Home in Dundas, Ontario. Visitation will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. followed by the service.
They added that the service will be followed by a celebration of Hunter’s life to be held at An Sibin Pub in Toronto on Friday, which will be open to the public after 10 p.m.
*With files from The Associated Press
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