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An arrest has been made in the shooting death of Belinda Sarkodi while waiting at a Hamilton bus stop on July 11 after a young man turned himself in, police said this morning.
In the days after the innocent 26-year-old bystander’s death, police issued an arrest warrant for a 17-year-old suspected of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
“The suspect opened fire and wounded one of the individuals. While continuing to shoot at a second person, an innocent bystander [Sarkodie] was fatally struck,” police said in July.
A man was also shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Sarkodie left Ghana in 2024 to seek refuge in Canada as a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, his girlfriend, Grace Nasiru, previously told CBC Hamilton.
Sarkodie was the youngest of three siblings and had been sending money home to support her mother.
She worked at Hamilton Airport, but traveled to Jackson Square on Fridays to shop.
Evelyn Aidoo, who was like an aunt to Sarkodie, described her as kind, honest, cheerful and caring.
“That’s not fair… She thought she was safe here,” Aidoo said.
