EDMONTON - Friends, family and co-workers paid their respects Friday to one of the three armoured vehicle guards killed during a heist at the University of Alberta.

Eddie Rejano was a married father of two young boys and only started working as a guard with G4S Canada in January.

Friends say the 39-year-old aspired to be a police officer and also worked a second job as a gun range officer at the Wild West Shooting Centre at West Edmonton Mall.

Michelle Shegelski, who was 26, and Brian Ilesic, who was 35, were also shot and killed while loading a bank machine at the university's HUB mall and residence just after midnight June 15 when shots rang out.

Matthew Schuman, a fourth guard who was badly wounded, remains in hospital with what have been described as head injuries.

Travis Baumgartner, another guard with the security company, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.