North Preston mourns homicide victims; suspect was wanted in Toronto shooting [Video]

A Nova Scotia community is mourning the loss of two of its members after they were shot and killed in Halifax on New Year’s Eve.

Rev. Jivaro Smith, the lead minister of the Saint Thomas Baptist Church in North Preston, N.S., says the community and family of Cora-Lee Smith and her father, Bradford Downey, are shocked and heartbroken by their deaths.

“It’s been a tragic shock to us,” Smith said. “Two nice people who didn’t deserve this fate.”

Smith says he grew up with Downey and knew Cora-Lee Smith since she was a child. He is remembering them both as loving, respectful people who had a zeal for life.

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Smith says the victims’ family is struggling to cope but notes the community is grounded in their faith and trust in God.

The community of North …