Vigil for Brianna Close

A vigil was held Tuesday night for a 28-year-old woman killed last week.

Family and friends of Brianna Close gathered outside Portage Place on Tuesday to remember the mother of four.

“Tonight we are gathered for a vigil in memory of my sister who was tragically taken from us on October 31st right on Promenade Street,” Shauna Close said.

The vigil came just days after Brianna was found with life-threatening injuries in the first hundred block of the Promenade. She was then taken to the hospital, where she died.

Shauna said she didn’t want Brianna’s death to define her life.

She said her sister was a health worker and had hopes for the future, describing her as kind, generous and positive.

“She had her life ahead of her,” she said. “She wasn’t supposed to be taken here to this place.”

Shauna said she now wants justice for Brianna and for people to remember the person she was.

On Sunday, Winnipeg police arrested 32-year-old John Kennedy and charged him with second-degree murder in connection with Brianna’s death. The accusation was not proven in court.

Police say Kennedy and Brianna knew each other.

— With files from CTV’s Taylor Brock and Alexandra Holick.