South Sudanese community in Canada are demanding answers after Canadian police shot dead one of their members over the weekend.
Late Machuar Madut is a 43-year-old refugee who immigrated to Canada in 2003.
He was allegedly gunned down during an altercation on Saturday.
The community leaders are questioning the act, saying not only was Madut suffering from a mental illness, but also harmless.
“Machuar was a very kind man – very quiet. He came to the community here all the time to hang out,” Sandy Deng, a community member, described the late.
“I’m really upset because this is a typical stereotype for a lot of people who come from marginalized communities.”
He criticized the police for not giving them “clear picture” of the incident.
However, police said they responded to a report of a male armed with a hammer and a potential break-in at an apartment in Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba province.
The deceased mental health reportedly worsened after his wife left him with their three children. He often wanted to break into any apartment, according to the Canadian cops.
For his part, the President of the Council of South Sudanese Community in Manitoba, Martino Laku, condemned the killing of Machuar.
Laku said: “It’s devastating. it’s sad. We in the community here condemn it.”