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Weird local murder
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Topic Started: Feb 16 2009, 05:22 PM (301 Views)
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Feb 16 2009, 05:22 PM
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Friends claim bus death an accident Two men involved in incident can be held for three days without charge By KATIE DeROSA, Times ColonistFebruary 14, 2009 Victoria police are still holding two men without charge after the death of a homeless woman who was allegedly pushed in front of a bus Thursday night.
The woman has been identified as Ariana May Simpson, 20, known in the street community as Harley. She was killed around 11:30 p.m. after being struck by a B.C. Transit bus at the corner of Pandora Avenue and Quadra Street. Yesterday, a memorial at the scene grew to include several floral tributes, notes and pictures of Simpson.
One of the two men being held is Chris Groves, 20, according to friends who insist the whole thing was a tragic accident.
Police received permission from a justice of the peace to keep the men in custody for three days, said spokesman Sgt. Grant Hamilton, adding police will not release any names until tomorrow.
Marty Lacerda, a friend of Groves, said Groves and a buddy were pushing each other when they were approached by some homeless people who told them to knock it off. Lacerda, who wasn't at the scene at the time but yesterday stopped to talk to a reporter at the memorial site for Simpson, said he was told the two were surrounded and Groves pushed the woman to get out of the confrontation. The two are being held at Wilkinson Road Jail, he said.
Police have not confirmed Lacerda's account, but Oliver Petersen, who witnessed the incident, said previously that two well-dressed men who appeared intoxicated were yelling at each other when members of the homeless community told them to be quiet. Petersen said one of the men then pushed Simpson in front of the bus.
The two fled the scene, but witnesses managed to catch and hold them until police arrived and took them into custody.
Lacerda, who went to Arbutus Middle School and Mount Douglas High School with Groves, said he is not a violent person.
"He was a really popular guy. He never got into any fights or anything," he said.
Josh Whitehead, who has known Groves since he was six, said Groves was studying to be a real estate agent.
"He's not a bad guy. He's got a little brother who looks up to him. He's not an aggressive character at all," Whitehead said. "He's never been known to do anything along these lines at all."
At the memorial for Simpson, flowers were strewn among the bushes, and there were notes written in coloured marker on pieces of cardboard as friends kneeled down and wept.
A laminated photo of Simpson, smiling and crouched in front of a garden, was nailed to a piece of wood. Below were the lyrics to John Lennon's song Imagine. A note signed by her mother and father said: "Born into a harsh world that she tried to make a better place. We love you."
Close friend Jason Lovejoy, 30, said Simpson was a happy, free-spirited person. "I just can't believe it. I haven't been able to sleep since it happened."
Police have interviewed more than 20 people and have about a dozen officers investigating the death.
http://www.timescolonist.com/Life/Friends+claim+death+accident/1291795/story.html
I guess it was a horrific accident. Lots of stories around town of how traumatized the bus driver is and the passengers on the bus.
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