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A 36-year-old man is dead and Lowertown neighbors are on edge after a shooting Friday night on a residential street off King Edward Avenue.

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There were unanswered questions Saturday about the circumstances that led to the victim, Vuyo Kashe, being fatally shot on Clarence Street, between the intersections of King Edward and Nelson Streets, at about 11.40pm the night before. What police could say Saturday was that neighbors had heard gunshots, there were multiple calls to 911 and the victim was found dead in the street. They had no indication there was a public threat, according to homicide Sgt. Jeff Pilon. But police were working to identify any suspects, “And everybody who, why, when, where, how,” Pilon said. In their conversations with witnesses, they had yet to come across anyone who actually saw the shooting. “If there are any (eyewitnesses) and they haven’t come forward, we’d like to talk to them,” Pilon said. “Or if anyone has video of the shooting, we’d certainly like to see it.”

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One of the 911 callers was Clarence Street resident Christie Millen, 38. She heard the shots — several neighbors told the newspaper they heard five or six — and turned off her lights and came to the front door, where she saw Kashe lying in the street. The Ottawa police homicide unit is investigating the shooting death of Vuyo Kashe, 36, who was killed on Clarence Street Friday night. Police were in the area on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Photo: Ashley Fraser /Postmedia After calling for help, she waited a minute — “I just wanted to wait to make sure there was no one, no active shooter still around” — then went outside herself to see if he was still breathing. He quickly retreated, with the arrival of the police and their calls for everyone to get down. “I could see them trying to save him. Obviously, that didn’t happen.” Millen didn’t sleep well on Friday night. And after six years in her apartment, the possibility of moving was on her mind.

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“It’s not really for me, though. I kept a little quiet about him this morning and drank my tea here with the bees and birds and everything. But there were detectives walking around, so it wasn’t very quiet.’ He had looked up the victim’s name. “It doesn’t look like he had an easy life.” In 2013, at age 27, Kashe pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison for two robberies while armed with a knife — one at a Super 8 Motel and the other at a payday loan institution, both in Saskatoon. where he stole a total of $310. Defense attorney Shane Kozakavich said the robberies were fueled by Kashe’s drug problems — at the time, an addiction to cocaine. She noted that one of the victims told police that Kashe was apologizing to her even after he robbed her and promised not to hurt her.

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The Ottawa police homicide unit is investigating the shooting death of Vuyo Kashe, 36, who was killed on Clarence Street Friday night. Police were in the area on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Photo: Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Kashe wanted to serve time for the robberies and get help for his addictions, the defense said. In 2016, Postmedia reported that Kashe was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a parole violation. In the two years he’s lived on Clarence Street, walking his dogs in the neighborhood every day, 27-year-old Mike Smith said he’s seen burglaries and people walking around with clubs and knives, but nothing like Friday’s fatal shooting. “I would really like to know … for the sake of peace, like if it was a targeted attack or if it was just random, because, like, that’s scary if it’s just random,” Smith said. His girlfriend had arrived home minutes before the shooting. On Saturday, he was looking at apartment listings.

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Another neighbor, who did not want to give her name, said she did not want to see “the problems of King Edward Street” spill over to their block and the surrounding streets, where homeowners, student renters and Ottawa community housing tenants live. . The Lowertown-ByWard Market area, home to residents, businesses and a large concentration of shelter, addiction and social service providers, has been hit hard by the supply of toxic drugs, the homelessness crisis and pandemic disruptions to businesses and services vital to the well-being of the community . being. At the same spot where Kashe was killed, Millen said she saw someone being revived from a near-fatal overdose. Last fall, a girl was attacked on the street, Millen said, and before that she remembered another shooting a few blocks away.

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“It’s only in the last couple of years that I’ve noticed a lot. Before that, it was the occasional person, like sulked or drunk or something, who yelled as they walked down the street… honestly, only during COVID was I maybe home enough to notice that much. But I don’t remember much of that happening before the last two years.” Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact the Ottawa police homicide unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5493. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca . [email protected]

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title: “Homicide Unit Investigating Fatal Shooting In Lowertown Clarence Street Neighbors Left Shocked " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Antonette Schmidt”

Publication date: July 17, 2022 • 1 hour ago • 4 minutes read Vuyo Kashe Photo from Handout /Files

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A 36-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man on a residential street in Lowertown Friday night. Yohanna David Chol has been charged with second-degree murder in the July 15 death of Vuyo Kashe, 36, on Clarence Street, Ottawa police said in a statement Sunday. Chol appeared in court on Sunday and was taken into custody, the statement said.

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Lowertown neighbors are up in arms after the shooting on the residential street off King Edward Avenue. There were unanswered questions Saturday about the circumstances that led to the victim, Vuyo Kashe, being fatally shot on Clarence Street between the intersections of King Edward and Nelson streets at about 11.40pm the night before. Neighbors heard gunshots, there were multiple calls to 911 and the victim was found dead in the street, police said Saturday. They had no indication there was a public threat, according to homicide Sgt. Jeff Pilon. “If there are any (eyewitnesses) and they haven’t come forward, we’d like to talk to them,” Pilon said. “Or if anyone has video of the shooting, we’d certainly like to see it.”

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One of the 911 callers was Clarence Street resident Christie Millen, 38. She heard the shots — several neighbors told the newspaper they heard five or six — and turned off her lights and came to the front door, where she saw Kashe lying in the street. The Ottawa police homicide unit is investigating the shooting death of Vuyo Kashe, 36, who was killed on Clarence Street Friday night. Police were in the area on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Photo: Ashley Fraser /Postmedia After calling for help, she waited a minute — “I just wanted to wait to make sure there was no one, no active shooter still around” — then went outside herself to see if he was still breathing. He quickly retreated, with the arrival of the police and their calls for everyone to get down. “I could see them trying to save him. Obviously, that didn’t happen.” Millen didn’t sleep well on Friday night. And after six years in her apartment, the possibility of moving was on her mind.

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“It’s not really for me, though. I kept a little quiet about him this morning and drank my tea here with the bees and birds and everything. But there were detectives walking around, so it wasn’t very quiet.’ He had looked up the victim’s name. “It doesn’t look like he had an easy life.” In 2013, at age 27, Kashe pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison for two robberies while armed with a knife — one at a Super 8 Motel and the other at a payday loan institution, both in Saskatoon. where he stole a total of $310. Defense attorney Shane Kozakavich said the robberies were fueled by Kashe’s drug problems — at the time, an addiction to cocaine. She noted that one of the victims told police that Kashe was apologizing to her even after he robbed her and promised not to hurt her.

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The Ottawa police homicide unit is investigating the shooting death of Vuyo Kashe, 36, who was killed on Clarence Street Friday night. Police were in the area on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Photo: Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Kashe wanted to serve time for the robberies and get help for his addictions, the defense said. In 2016, Postmedia reported that Kashe was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a parole violation. In the two years he’s lived on Clarence Street, walking his dogs in the neighborhood every day, 27-year-old Mike Smith said he’s seen burglaries and people walking around with clubs and knives, but nothing like Friday’s fatal shooting. “I would really like to know … for the sake of peace, like if it was a targeted attack or if it was just random, because, like, that’s scary if it’s just random,” Smith said. His girlfriend had arrived home minutes before the shooting. On Saturday, he was looking at apartment listings.

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Another neighbor, who did not want to give her name, said she did not want to see “the problems of King Edward Street” spill over to their block and the surrounding streets, where homeowners, student renters and Ottawa community housing tenants live. . The Lowertown-ByWard Market area, home to residents, businesses and a large concentration of shelter, addiction and social service providers, has been hit hard by the supply of toxic drugs, the homelessness crisis and pandemic disruptions to businesses and services vital to the well-being of the community . being. At the same spot where Kashe was killed, Millen said she saw someone being revived from a near-fatal overdose. Last fall, a girl was attacked on the street, Millen said, and before that she remembered another shooting a few blocks away.

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“It’s only in the last couple of years that I’ve noticed a lot. Before that, it was the occasional person, like sulked or drunk or something, who yelled as they walked down the street… honestly, only during COVID was I maybe home enough to notice that much. But I don’t remember much of that happening before the last two years.” Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact the Ottawa police homicide unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5493. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca . [email protected]

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