First homicide victim of year survived getting shot two years ago

Edmonton’s first homicide victim of 2018 survived getting shot in the stomach about two years ago, says a woman who has known him since he was a boy.  
Ruben (Ben) Baker, 21, was found dead near 92 Avenue and 77 Street in Holyrood about 1:20 p.m. Jan 1.
“He was the sweetest, kindest, nicest kid,” said Denise Anderson Raymond, who said she was Baker’s mother’s best friend and the mother-figure in his life. His mother died before Baker was 10 years old.