Waterloo Regional Police are still investigating a fatal shooting that happened at a Cambridge plaza Wednesday night.
The victim has been identified as Kyle Parthe, a 20-year-old man from Cambridge.
Emily Parsons is dating Parthe's brother, and she says Kyle was working to be an electrician.
Parthe was supposed to start school for his apprenticeship in September, according to Parsons.
She says he will be remembered for his contagious smile that lit up a room and his extremely positive outlook on life.
Police say the incident happened at the Woodland Park Plaza in the area of Franklin Boulevard and Jamieson Parkway.
Investigators believe two groups of males, in two separate vehicles, were involved in an altercation at the plaza around 7:40 p.m.
As a result, one man was shot.
"It was a shock. You don't really think of anything like that happening here because it never does," says Jason Allen, who works in the plaza.
There are two suspects, according to police.
One is described as a black male, with black hair, no facial hair and a puffy face.
A second suspect is described as a black male, 25 to 30 years old and was wearing glasses.
Police say both men fled the area in a black BMW sedan.
A Food Basics at the plaza has since reopened after it closed for part of the investigation.
The victim's car was involved in a crash with two other uninvolved vehicles inside the parking lot, according to police.
Officials did not say if the crash happened before or after the man was shot.
Police are still looking at the motive and what may have caused the altercation.
They are also looking to speak to a possible witness who was seen leaving the area at the time of the incident.
Police say he later took a taxi to Weber Street East in Kitchener and then fled on foot.
