A CANDLELIT vigil is to be held in memory of father-of-two Marcus Meade who died after being shot by police on Christmas Eve.
The event, where people can pay tribute to the 38-year-old will take place in Fownhope Close – where Marcus lived – from 6pm to 7pm on Tuesday, January 21.
The vigil will take place four weeks to the day that Mr Meade lost his life.
The Meade family is asking the community to turn out and support them as they remember Marcus and what he meant to his family and friends.
The vigil will be led by campaign chair Bishop Dr Desmond Jaddoo MBE, who is supporting the family.
He said: “This is an opportunity for the local community, friends of Marcus and importantly, the family to come together in order to commemorate and demonstrate what Marcus meant to everyone.
“This is not the way anyone wanted to start a new year, however, we are here and we must do what is right as we would urge all parties to ensure they co-operate with the IOPC investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Marcus.
“The family of Marcus trust this will be an open transparent investigation to provide the answers that the family require – it’s a simple one: ‘why is Marcus dead?’.”
