{"id":747,"date":"2024-01-17T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.hostinghappisoft.xyz\/the-congolese-community-of-hamilton-destabilized-after-the-death-of-daniel-musafiri\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:29:48","slug":"the-congolese-community-of-hamilton-destabilized-after-the-death-of-daniel-musafiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/the-congolese-community-of-hamilton-destabilized-after-the-death-of-daniel-musafiri\/","title":{"rendered":"The Congolese community of Hamilton destabilized after the death of Daniel Musafiri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shooting death of 29-year-old Hamilton man\u00a0Daniel Musafiri has hit\u00a0the Congolese community in Hamilton hard, says the head of a\u00a0local community association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the single event where I\u2019ve seen all of our communities from Hamilton are very, very disturbed,\u201d Jean-Jacques Somwe, president\u00a0of the Congolese Community of Hamilton, told CBC Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Musafiri died after being shot in the city\u2019s core, near York Boulevard and Queen Street on Dec. 29 around 10:45 p.m., according to Hamilton police.<\/p>\n<p>After officers arrived at the scene, Musafiri was taken to the hospital but he didn\u2019t survive.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the Musafiri exited Boulevard Billiards and was confronted by someone driving a 2022 black Dodge Challenger Hellcat.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/1.7081113.1705007441!\/fileImage\/httpImage\/image.jpeg_gen\/derivatives\/original_780\/musafiri.jpeg\" alt=\"A vehicle.\"><figcaption>Police say Musafiri exited Boulevard Billiards and was confronted by someone driving a 2022 black Dodge Challenger Hellcat before being shot.\u00a0(Submitted by Hamilton Police Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They exchanged words before Daniel was shot and the driver fled south on Queen Street.<\/p>\n<p>Police are looking for a man they described as having a\u00a0fair complexion, between 25 and 30 years old, with a full, long beard and a woman who witnessed the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/daniel-musafiri-shooting-1.7080881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full article <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shooting death of 29-year-old Hamilton man\u00a0Daniel Musafiri has hit\u00a0the Congolese community in Hamilton hard, says the head of a\u00a0local community association. \u201cThis is the single event where I\u2019ve seen all of our communities from Hamilton are very, very disturbed,\u201d Jean-Jacques Somwe, president\u00a0of the Congolese Community of Hamilton, told CBC Hamilton. Musafiri died after being shot in the city\u2019s core, near York Boulevard and Queen Street on Dec. 29 around 10:45 p.m., according to Hamilton police. After officers arrived at the scene, Musafiri was taken to the hospital but he didn\u2019t survive. Police say the Musafiri exited Boulevard Billiards and was confronted by someone driving a 2022 black Dodge Challenger Hellcat. Police say Musafiri exited Boulevard Billiards and was confronted by someone driving a 2022 black Dodge Challenger Hellcat before being shot.\u00a0(Submitted by Hamilton Police Service) They exchanged words before Daniel was shot and the driver fled south on Queen Street. Police are looking for a man they described as having a\u00a0fair complexion, between 25 and 30 years old, with a full, long beard and a woman who witnessed the shooting. 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