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| Calgary stabbing victims mourned at university | Calgary stabbing victims mourned at university |
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| A Calgary university is mourning those killed on Tuesday in a stabbing attack a police chief has called the Canadian city's worst-ever mass murder. | A Calgary university is mourning those killed on Tuesday in a stabbing attack a police chief has called the Canadian city's worst-ever mass murder. |
| The deceased have been identified in Canadian media as Zackariah Rathwell, Kaitlin Perras, Jordan Segura, Lawrence Hong and Josh Hunter. | The deceased have been identified in Canadian media as Zackariah Rathwell, Kaitlin Perras, Jordan Segura, Lawrence Hong and Josh Hunter. |
| On Tuesday evening hundreds attended a vigil for the victims at the University of Calgary. | On Tuesday evening hundreds attended a vigil for the victims at the University of Calgary. |
| Matthew de Grood, 22 has been charged with five counts of murder. | Matthew de Grood, 22 has been charged with five counts of murder. |
| Mr de Grood, a University of Calgary (UC) student, is the son of a 33-year veteran of the Calgary police force. | |
| 'So much pain' | 'So much pain' |
| Police say the suspect left his job at a nearby grocer late on Monday night and headed toward a house party where students celebrated the last day of classes at the university. | Police say the suspect left his job at a nearby grocer late on Monday night and headed toward a house party where students celebrated the last day of classes at the university. |
| About 01:00 local time, shortly after he arrived, he began attacking partygoers, police said. | About 01:00 local time, shortly after he arrived, he began attacking partygoers, police said. |
| "The suspect arrived at the party, obtained a large knife and targeted the victims one by one, stabbing them," Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson said. | "The suspect arrived at the party, obtained a large knife and targeted the victims one by one, stabbing them," Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson said. |
| He fled but was captured soon afterwards. | He fled but was captured soon afterwards. |
| His parents were co-operating with the investigation, Mr Hanson said, and were devastated by the attack. | His parents were co-operating with the investigation, Mr Hanson said, and were devastated by the attack. |
| "They feel so much pain for the families that were impacted by their son." | "They feel so much pain for the families that were impacted by their son." |
| Canadian media reported Mr de Grood's Facebook page indicated that he had been accepted to law school at the university. | Canadian media reported Mr de Grood's Facebook page indicated that he had been accepted to law school at the university. |
| Police have not revealed a motive for the attack. | Police have not revealed a motive for the attack. |
| All the victims were in their 20s, Mr Hanson told reporters. | All the victims were in their 20s, Mr Hanson told reporters. |
| "They did nothing wrong, and nothing that they did contributed to what happened to them," he said. | "They did nothing wrong, and nothing that they did contributed to what happened to them," he said. |
| Two victims, Hunter and Rathwell, were members of a popular local band, Zackariah and the Prophets. | |
| Hunter, as well as Segura and Hong, were UC students, Canadian media reported. Rathwell was a student at the Alberta College of Art and Design. Little is known about Perras. | |
| University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon called for a moment of silence on Tuesday afternoon during a memorial for the victims, whom she called "bright, promising, beautiful young people". | University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon called for a moment of silence on Tuesday afternoon during a memorial for the victims, whom she called "bright, promising, beautiful young people". |
| "Today we come together and we mourn those five lives lost," Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, a UC alumnus, said. "We mourn that additional one life plunged into darkness. It's going to be hard for us as a community." | "Today we come together and we mourn those five lives lost," Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, a UC alumnus, said. "We mourn that additional one life plunged into darkness. It's going to be hard for us as a community." |