Crimes completely out of control: Winnipeg homicide victims brother calls for change – Winnipeg [Video]

The family of a slain Winnipeg business owner is hosting an event on the anniversary of his death to call for change.

Kyriakos Vogiatzakis, 51, was trying to break up a fight outside his Portage Avenue restaurant, the Cork & Flame, on Jan. 24 of last year when he was fatally injured.

A 38-year-old man is charged with manslaughter in the restaurateur’s death.

Vogiatzakis’s brother Mike, who has been critical of the way the incident was handled by police and paramedics, says a vigil is being held Friday night as a way to give the community a voice when it comes to crime in Winnipeg.

“I’m going to stand up for people — I’m going to be their voice,” he told 680 CJOB’s Connecting Winnipeg.

“My brother’s death has fuelled a raging fire in my soul to make changes in this city and to protect families and businesses.

“It’s really unfair…. A hard-working person …