Yashin Bagwandeen, 43, was shot dead in his kitchen in front of his 3-year-old daughter, wife, and father after confronting intruders threatening his family.
His father, Vinod Bagwandeen, 65, said the incident happened at the home in Mottramdale Road at about 8.45am.
Vinod said he had walked his wife to a car that was taking her to visit her daughter and then walked back to the house. As he got to the house, a minibus with four men was parked at the front door. They asked for Yashin.