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- Age: 40
- Co-founder of TallGrass Distribution, a health food companyNational Post (Canada): Police Identify Man Killed at Vancouver Holiday Party (December 13, 2008)
- Founded TallGrass in 1996 with Matthew BreechGlobe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
- TallGrass distributes hemp-based productsNational Post (Canada): Police Identify Man Killed at Vancouver Holiday Party (December 13, 2008)
- Lived in Vancouver, British ColumbiaGlobe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
- Married, had no childrenGlobe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
- Brother, a police officer, died in 2007Globe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
- Reportedly was a scotch connoisseur
- Kirkpatrick, age 61, was apprehended by police after a standoffNational Post (Canada): Police Identify Man Killed at Vancouver Holiday Party (December 13, 2008)
- Kirkpatrick worked in the warehouse of the companyGlobe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
- Kirkpatrick reportedly sent an e-mail to his sister the day of the shootingGlobe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
- No other injuries reported in connection with the shootingNational Post (Canada): Police Identify Man Killed at Vancouver Holiday Party (December 13, 2008)
- Shooting occurred around 4PM December 12, 2008National Post (Canada): Police Identify Man Killed at Vancouver Holiday Party (December 13, 2008)
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Canadian entrepreneur Benjamin David Banky died after being shot at his company's holiday party December 12, 2008. The alleged shooter, Eric Allen Kirkpatrick, had been fired the day before after complaints that Kirkpatrick had been violent with another employee.Globe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
His Last E-mail
About 10 minutes before Banky died, he had sent out an e-mailed to a contact at another health food distribution company, Richard Pollock. Banky asked Pollock about possible job opportunities for a customer service worker who had recently lost her job. Although Banky did not know the worker personally, she had been highly recommended.Globe and Mail: A Beloved Man's Last Selfless Act (December 15, 2008)
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