Man killed in Vaughan home invasion remembered as a ‘hero’ | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Rianna Lim and Vanessa Tiberio
Publication Date: September 3, 2025 - 14:17

Man killed in Vaughan home invasion remembered as a ‘hero’

September 3, 2025

The brother of a man who was fatally shot in his Vaughan, Ont., home during a home invasion described him as “a hero who died defending his family,” as he and the city’s mayor called for changes to Canada’s criminal justice system.

Police said Wednesday that Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, died from gunshot wounds after at least three male suspects broke into his home around 1 a.m. on Aug. 31.



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