Family of Erixon Kabera, Hamilton man shot and killed by police, to hold a rally in Ottawa
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The depth of sadness, frustration and anger rings out, in the words of Yves Ikobe, who lost his brother, Erixon Kabera, shot to death in November by Hamilton police.
"I can't pick up the phone and call him whenever I want to," he told CBC Hamilton.
"I miss talking to him. I miss every little piece of him."
Kabera, 43, died in the early hours of Nov. 10 after being shot by Hamilton police in his apartment building the day before.
A rally demanding justice will be held on Saturday in Ottawa.
"We really want answers," said Ikobe. "Anything we can do to get answers as quickly as possible, that's what we'll do."
WATCH | Yves Ikobe speaks about his brother, Erixon Kabera during Hamilton rally
Ontario's police watchdog, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) took over the investigation and, over a month later, there have been no updates.
The rally starts at 1 p.m. at Parliament Hill.
"We want to make sure that the whole country knows what happened to him," said Ikobe.
One of Kabera's brothers and other family members will be at the rally, according to Ikobe, who lives and works in Regina, Sask.
Ikobe said his brother had "multiple" gunshot wounds and broken bones. He also said there were at least six or seven bullets that hit the wall, from what he saw in Kabera's apartment.
"He had arms broken. What are you doing to a person that you need to get to that point?" he said.
"They killed him like a dog."
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