The 24-year-old football coach had gone to the Al Noor mosque earlier than his family on Friday and that was the last time they saw him alive
The 24-year-old football coach had gone to the Al Noor mosque earlier than his family on Friday. News publicationspoke to Tariq’s father who mentioned his son’s devotion to Islam. Being early for Friday prayers was common for Tariq.Tariq was dropped off at the mosque by his mother and was pulling around back when she heard the first shot. “She thought it was some other kind of loud noise. But then she heard more shots, and saw people running out of the mosque,” said Rashid.
Rosemary, Rashid’s wife, drove to the front upon hearing the gunshots and saw a dead body lying in the middle of the road near the mosque as people were fleeing the area. She never saw her son come out.On March 18, Christchurch United FC shared on their Facebook page a tribute to Tariq. The much-loved coach was called “a beautiful human being with a tremendous heart and love for coaching.”
It is with great sadness to inform that Tariq Omar was among those of whom were taken from us by the devastating mosque…
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