'Abel was helping his friends': Tumbler Ridge shooting victim remembered as hero

'Abel was helping his friends': Tumbler Ridge shooting victim remembered as hero

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Patient, kind, and respectful. That's how those who knew Abel Mwansa are remembering the 12-year-old who was killed in Tuesday's shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Monika Gul has more.

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