As victim of mistaken identity remembered, expert says similar events are rare

Upwards of a thousand people gathered on Friday to remember Paul Bennett, a 47-year-old father of two who was gunned down in broad daylight in a quiet residential suburb in Cloverdale on June 23.

On Thursday investigators said the targeted fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C., was a case of mistaken identity. 

Bennett worked as a nurse and volunteered as a hockey coach. Among the rows of loved ones gathered at his celebration of life, hundreds wore hockey jerseys in tribute.

Bennett had no criminal record and police said he was not linked to any criminal activity.

Paul Bennett was shot and killed in his