Donation fund set up for bystander blinded in Calgary shooting

Calgary's Brazilian community has set up a bank account so people can make donations to a Brazilian student blinded in a downtown shooting.

Jose Ribamar Ribeiro Neto had been in the city for just a few months to study English with his girlfriend when he was shot just below the eye as the couple left a restaurant and walked along Centre Street South on Sept. 16.

Specific details on donations can be found on the Brazilian Community Association of Alberta's website.

Ribeiro'sfamily arrived Sunday from Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil for an emotional reunion with the 24-year-old.

Police said Ribeiro was an innocent bystander and the bullet that blinded him was fired during an altercation between a man and two other people in a park down the street. Roland Ashley Warawa, 30, faces several charges, including two counts of attempted murder.

The association expects Ribeiro to be released from hospital soon.