What we know about the victims

Beutis Renuka Amarasingha Amarasingha, 45, was an active member of Toronto’s Sri Lankan community. A monk at a Toronto Buddhist temple Amarasingha frequented said she was a single mother of a seven-year-old boy. The Toronto District School Board said she had worked as a nutrition services staff member for the board since 2015. They said Amarasingha had just finished her first day of work at Earl Haig Secondary School when she was killed Monday.

Andrea Bradden Bradden, a 33-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont., worked as an account executive at the Toronto offices of Gartner, an international research and advisory company.

Geraldine Brady Brady — a grandmother who was known as Gerry to her family and friends — sold Avon products for more than 45 years and was still going out to visit customers up until her death, her friend and fellow Avon salesperson Feanny Xu said.

Anne Marie D’Amico D’Amico, 30, worked at Invesco Canada, a U.S.-based investment firm with offices near the scene of the attack, and was remembered by those who knew her as a cheerful, friendly person. Tennis Canada said D’Amico had volunteered at its marquis Rogers Cup tournament every summer since the age of 12, starting out as a “ball girl” and eventually heading its stadium control committee.

So He Chung Like Anne Marie D’Amico, Chung, 22, was a graduate of Toronto’s Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School. “This was a tragic and senseless event that resulted in the loss of two bright, young Loretto Abbey graduates,” said Loretto Alumnae Association president Maureen Harquail. “We mourn their passing and will remember the impact that they had on us and on our community.” Chung was also a student at the University of Toronto, the association said. The university has confirmed that one of its students was among the deceased.

Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Forsyth Forsyth, 94, was a resident of a Toronto Community Housing complex in the area where the van attack occurred. A neighbour said Forsyth’s nephew called her to say she had died. Mary Hunt described Forsyth as a “lively person” who loved to feed the birds and squirrels on her regular walks through the neighbourhood. “I will miss her,” the 84-year-old said of Forsyth, who had been her neighbour for more than 10 years.

Chul Min (Eddie) Kang Kang, 45, who worked at the Copacabana Brazilian Steakhouse in downtown Toronto, was identified by co-workers as one of the victims. Joao Barbosa wrote on Facebook that Kang’s “daily happiness” was being missed at the restaurant. “It’s unbelievable that we lost you Eddie,” he wrote. “In our last encounter you called me ’Amor mio’ smiling to me when I arrived at Copacabana . ... Rest in peace.” Mailee Ly, another co-worker, remembered Kang as a warm, friendly presence at the restaurant. “It hurts knowing I won’t be able to see your bright smile every weekend, or hear you say ’Hi’ to everyone in your energetic voice,” she wrote on Facebook.

Ji Hun Kim Authorities said the 22-year-old was a student from South Korea who was studying in Toronto.

Munir Abdo Habib Najjar Najjar, 85, was visiting his family in Toronto with his wife. He had only been in the country for a couple of weeks when the van attack took place, said Harry Malawi, a family friend and president of the Jordanian Canadian Society. The family is in the midst of a three-day mourning period, said Malawi. “They are secluded right now and they ask everybody to accept their privacy,” he said. “We stand together, we want to help the family heal … physically, psychologically, emotionally and financially, they need all the help they can get.”

Dorothy Sewell Sewell’s death was confirmed by her grandson, Elwood Delaney, of Kamloops. Delaney described the 80-year-old as an avid sports fan who “almost had as much love for the Blue Jays and Leafs as she did for her family. [She was] the best grandmother anyone could have asked for.”