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Hamilton police will make an announcement today related to the death of Belinda Sarkodie, an innocent bystander who was killed after she was shot while waiting at a bus stop on July 11.
In the days after the 26-year-old was killed, police issued a warrant for the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
“The male suspect opened fire, striking one of the individuals. As he continued to shoot at a second person, an innocent bystander [Sarkodie] was fatally struck,” police said in July.
A man who sustained non-life threatening injuries was also shot.
Sarkodie left Ghana in 2024 to seek refuge in Canada as a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, her girlfriend, Grace Nasiru, previously told CBC Hamilton.
Sarkodie was the youngest of three children and had been sending money back home to support her mother.
She worked at Hamilton’s airport, but travelled to Jackson Square on Fridays to grocery shop.
Evelyn Aidoo, who was like an aunt to Sarkodie, described her as kind, honest, cheerful and supportive.
“That’s not fair …. She thought she was safe here,” said Aidoo.
