Merchants say violent incidentout of character for Kerr Streetwith the area.Continued from page 1This is an excellent area, she said.While it was business as usual on KerrNothing like this has ever happened hereStreet Monday morning, traces of what hap-before. Its usually pretty quiet, which is justpened Saturday night can still be seen.the way we like it. A piece of torn police tape still clings to aStairs family declined to comment on hispole at the vacated Mexicali Rosas.loss.A makeshift memorial of flowers andIm sorry we dont want to speak rightstuffed animals has also been set up at thenow, said a woman who answered the phoneintersection where Stairs fell.at the Stairs family home.One teddy bear at this memorial hugs aWere dealing with our family.note, which reads, We love you Chris. Be atReached at their home Monday afternoon,Peace.a woman who said she is one of Akbaris sis-Residents and merchants in the area canters called the past two days extremely diffi-be heard talking about what happened andcult.struggling to understand why it happened,He is a very good boy. And the wholehowever, few have any direct knowledge.neighbourhood knows him and everybody inOne local merchant, who drove throughthe neighbourhood is shocked, she said,the intersection of Kerr and John streetsadding, Hes not the kind of person whoabout an hour before the murder took place,would ever do this.said that due to the intense cold that nightA woman who identified herself asthe area was like a ghost town with no one onLangers sister said her brother is a goodthe streets.person.The few merchants who were in the areaAll I know is wrong place, wrong time,at 11 p.m. said they didnt know anything wasshe said, adding that she had nothing morehappening until police cars and fire trucksto say at this time.arrived on the scene.The two accused are scheduled to appearOne Kerr Street merchant, who identifiedin Milton court for a bail hearing onherself only as Jane, said she is relieved policeThursday morning.have someone in custody for the murder. With files from Toronto StarShe said the incident was out of character5 Wednesday, January 26, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.oakvillebeaver.com