A wonderful fella, so kind and caring...

Dad’s tribute to son shot dead in Canada

THE father of a Northern Irish man shot dead in Canada has paid tribute to his son.

Tyler Mclean, 25, died alongside pal Amir Jamal after an altercation outside a Toronto nightclub on October 1.

Mr Mclean’s dad Hugh, who runs Eversafe Technologies in Newry, Co Down, said: “He was a wonderful fella. So kind and caring.

“We are devastated. We went to Toronto and we had a memorial service for Tyler on Saturday and over 400 friends of his and relatives came and it was a great service.” Speaking to the Irish News, Mr Mclean added: “He was a great son and a great brother.

“We are shocked and just distraught. We thought Toronto was a safe city.”

The victim, who worked as a nightclub promoter, had been due to travel to Northern Ireland to start a new job in his father’s business the day after his killing. Two men have reportedly been charged with seconddegree murder.

DISTRAUGHT Mother of victim TOO LATE Body covered by blanket INJURED Passenger DETAINED Driver arrested at scene HARROWING Accident staged at Belfast City Hall yesterday

VICTIM Tyler Mclean