Evan Rouse
- Died Aug 24, 2008
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The death of a young man
The murder of a drifter found shot to death on a North York bike path has homicide detectives baffled.
Toronto cops called a news conference yesterday to ask for the public's help in determining the final movements of Evan Andrew Rouse, 22, of Toronto.
Rouse, whose body was not identified until Monday, was the city's 42nd murder victim of the year. His body was found by a cyclist on a creek behind the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre.
It's believed he was shot to death early Sunday morning.
Rouse was found on a mountain bike trail running parallel to the west branch of the Don River, north of Shepherd Ave. W., off Bathurst St., Det.-Sgt. Pauline Gray said.
She would not say how many times he had been shot or give details of his injuries.
Homicide detectives have "many theories" as to what led to Rouse's death, Gray said.
He does not have a criminal record and is known to have frequented the downtown core.
"We have no sense of what Evan was doing there," Gray said.
"He is not from that area and we are looking for anybody who knows him from Toronto to call us and tell us if they know where he was or what he was doing in the days preceding his death."
Rouse's parents are struggling to come to terms with their son's death, Gray said.
Det.-Sgt. Ian Briggs said Rouse "wasn't always at home" and had a group of friends he stayed with in the Yonge St. area.
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Gone but forever in my heart
Elain Aug 31, 2009
He then looked down upon his earth and saw your loving face.
He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest.
His garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.
As the days have come and gone and the world moves on, I know you're still here, you'll never be gone.On the night and Angel came and took your hand. We cried as you left for an unknown land. But heaven rejoiced as you came into sight. For your soul is a star shining so very bright. Luv Aunt Elain
My Memory
June Aug 23, 2009
a longing for one more day,one more word, one more touch,
we may not understand why you left this earth so soon,
or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye,
but little by little, we begin to remember
not just that you died, but that you lived
and that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.
One year has passed since that sad, sad day, but in my heart, YOU'LL always stay. So sad that I'll never get to know the man you had become
My Memory
Barney M. Jul 28, 2009
My Memory
June Jul 27, 2009
A thousand times we cried,
If love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died.
A heart of gold stopped beating
Two twinkling eyes closed to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove he only takes the best
Never a day goes by, that you're not inmy heart and in my soul.