Mamadou Tanou Barry was shot and killed at his Quebec City mosque on Sunday.

Mamadou Tanou Barry was shot and killed at his Quebec City mosque on Sunday.
Photo Credit: Moussa Sangare/hand out photo/Canadian Press

Mosque victim helped hometown in Guinea

Mamadou Tanou Barry was one of six men gunned down in a mosque in Quebec City on January 29th. He was a 42-year-old father of two and a man who sent financial and other aid to his hometown of Labe, Guinea.

Associated Press reports he was working on a project to install a 100-metre-deep well to provide drinking water to the community. That project was a dream Barry’s uncle told AP is now broken.

Cousin Mariame Barry described Mamadou as a kind and deeply religious man. He will be buried in Canada, but relatives will honour him in Guinea.

Plea to remember the victims

Azzeddine Soufiane owned a halal grocery store and was known as someone who helped newcomers to Quebec City. He was a father to three, but was seen as a father to many more people he guided.
Azzeddine Soufiane owned a halal grocery store and was known as someone who helped newcomers to Quebec City. He was a father to three, but was seen as a father to many more people he guided. © Ali Ouldache/handout/Canadian Press

After the attack on the mosque, Canadian politicians asked the media to help remember the victims. Several outlets have published photos and descriptions of the men who died.

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French Canadian university student Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, has been charged with six counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder.

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