Family and friends gathered in the heart of Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood to remember Karolina Huebner-Makurat as a parkette was renamed in her honour close to a year after she was tragically killed in a shooting. More than a hundred people gathered in the parkette near Gerard Street East and Logan Avenue to see the unveiling of the sign for what will now be known as Caroline Huebner Parkette. “Caroline” Huebner-Makurat, a 44-year-old mother of two, was struck and killed on July 7, 2023, by a stray bullet near Queen Street East and Carlaw Avenue – an innocent bystander caught in the middle of an alleged gunfight between three men, her shocking death sparked outrage and sadness in the community.
After helping unveil the new sign, Karolina’s husband Adrian Makurat reflected on his late wife’s legacy that will now live on through the parkette. Story continues below advertisement “It’s a special place for my family and now it’s a very special place for, not (just) the immediate community, but for Toronto proper,” he said. View image in full screen Authorities say Karolina Huebner-Makurat was an innocent bystander who fell victim to the shooting in July 2023.
Facebook A Freeman maple tree was also planted in Huebner-Makurat’s memory, which Makurat said was a fitting honour. “In autumn, it’s going to be a very bright red, a colour that looked so beautiful on Caroline that I think it’s going to show throughout so many years to come,” he said. Brea.
