Shakeel Ashraf.Handout
Funeral proceedings are underway at a Mississauga, Ont., mosque for an auto shop owner who was among two people killed in a string of shootings across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area this week.
Shakeel Ashraf, 38, was shot at his Milton, Ont., auto shop on Monday afternoon after a suspect shot and killed a Toronto police officer in Mississauga earlier in the day.
Ashraf’s casket, draped with green fabric, has arrived at a Mississauga mosque where a funeral is taking place today. A burial service is to follow later at a cemetery in the city.
Those who knew Ashraf have remembered him as a joyful and caring individual.
Waseem Ahmed, president of Islamic Propagation Centre of Ontario, where the funeral was being held, said he was speaking to family members on Monday about the man who was well known for his kindness and his cricket playing.
He said inquiries about how to pay respects began pouring in after the news of Ashraf’s death spread.