Vigil held to remember 23-year-old Darius Smallboy in downtown Vancouver
”How can you have him in the city morgue, knowing we’re out here beating this pavement down, looking for him, and not make that connection,” said Jamie Smallboy, Darius’ aunt.
“It’s infuriating because I guess we all just look the same. He was just another Indigenous boy, another addict in the Downtown Eastside. He wasn’t paid no mind, no attention and wasn’t a priority.”Thousands of first responders line streets to honour RCMP officer Const. Shaelyn YangVancouver police couldn’t comment on how long it took for the coroner to identify Darius’ body but said it arranged to inform the family immediately once officials got the news.
Darius’ father Rex said he plans to bring supplies and food to the Downtown Eastside to help those living there, in memory of his son.
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