A police officer removes poilce tape from outside a building on Sidney Belsey Cres., the morning after a shooting left a woman injured and a man dead.
Monday, August 01, 2011
He was battling Alzheimer's and moved away from his wife and five children a few months ago.
Adel Omar, 23, was in disbelief that someone would murder his father.
“I'm at a loss for words,” Omar told the Star. “We're just trying to keep the family together. We're just trying to stay strong.”
All afternoon, members of the Somalian-Canadian community came and went to the building where Wasughe lived alone, hoping to try to find out what happened to their friend.
Police were called to the 12-storey brick building on Sidney Belsey Cres., near Jane St. and Weston Rd., just after midnight Monday.
Police found Wasughe and a woman who was pistol-whipped on the head. Police have not released any details about the woman or her condition.
Wasughe was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Neighbours said they heard a single shot. There's a trail of blood on the carpet outside Wasughe's ninth-floor apartment. Police closed the elevator across the hall and blocked it off with police tape.
Police do not have a suspect description.
With files from Amanda Kwan