First-Degree Murder
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Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder in 2022 Montreal-Nord Shooting
The SPVM says Xavier Bitondo Nanga, 24, and Steves Charles, 26, were arrested on October 28 and are charged with first-degree murder in the August 2022 shooting of a 26-year-old man in a Montreal-Nord school parking lot. Both were arrested in May 2025 and released during the investigation, the force says.
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Three Charged in Killing of 12-Year-Old Found Near Calling Lake, RCMP Say
Alberta RCMP say three Edmonton residents are charged after the remains of a 12-year-old Edmonton resident were found at Calling Lake in August: two with kidnapping and first degree murder, one with second degree murder. All three were remanded; next court date is November 9.
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The SPVM Says Youcef Moussaoui, 33, Has Been Arrested on an Arrest Warrant in the Ville-Marie Borough and Faces Charges of First-Degree Murder in the September 22 Death of Leïla Ben Salem, 45, Who Was Found Dead in an Apartment on Boulevard René-Lévesque (October 15, 2026)
The SPVM says Youcef Moussaoui, 33, was arrested on an arrest warrant in the Ville-Marie borough and faces charges of first-degree murder in the death of Leïla Ben Salem, 45, who was found dead in an apartment on boulevard René-Lévesque on September 22. He was to appear at the Montreal courthouse Friday.
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CP24 Reports Leeroy Chikonyora, 31, of Toronto Is Charged With First-Degree Murder and Obstruction of Justice in the Death of Christopher Gordon, 34, and That He Was Arrested in Nova Scotia by the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment While Cody Rudifo, 32, of Timmins Remains Wanted (October 15, 2026)
Leeroy Chikonyora, 31, of Toronto has been charged with first-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Christopher Gordon, 34, who was found in a Lawrence Heights apartment building on October 4, CP24 reports. CP24 reports he was arrested in Nova Scotia and that Cody Rudifo, 32, of Timmins remains wanted.
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Durham Regional Police Say Kane Booth, 25, of Pickering Is Wanted for First-Degree Murder in the Death of Joshua Ibbitson, 47, of Newmarket, Who Was Found Dead in a Vehicle Near Fairport and Third Concession Roads on April 30, 2025, and That a Canada-Wide Warrant Has Been Issued (October 14, 2026)
Durham Regional Police say Kane Booth, 25, of Pickering is wanted for first-degree murder in the death of Joshua Ibbitson, 47, of Newmarket, found dead in a vehicle in Pickering on April 30, 2025. Police say investigators have confirmed Booth has left the country, and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued.
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Shammar Osbourne, 22, of Wasaga Beach, Whom Peel Regional Police Charged With First-Degree Murder in the March 20, 2023 Shooting Death of Bryan Lara-Alvarez, 29, in Mississauga, Stood in a Collingwood Courtroom on Tuesday on Drug Possession and Trafficking Charges From a May 10 Springwater Township Arrest, CP24 Reports (October 6, 2026)
Peel Regional Police charged Shammar Osbourne, 22, of Wasaga Beach with First-Degree Murder in the 2023 shooting death of Bryan Lara-Alvarez, 29, in Mississauga. CP24 reports he stood in a Collingwood courtroom Tuesday on drug possession and trafficking charges from a separate May arrest.
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Toronto Police Identify Christopher Gordon, 34, as the Man Found Dead in a Blossomfield Drive Apartment and Say Cody Rudifo, 32, of Timmins Is Wanted on a Canada-Wide Warrant for First-Degree Murder (October 5, 2026)
Toronto police have identified Christopher Gordon, 34, as the man found dead in a Blossomfield Drive apartment building in Lawrence Heights. CP24 reports Cody Rudifo, 32, of Timmins is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder. Follow-up to the October 4 death.
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Toronto Police Charge Rushon Powell, 25, With First-Degree Murder and Shakurwa Jeffrey, 25, With Accessory After the Fact to Murder in the Death of Marcus Charles, 32, and Say Devondre Hall, 25, Is Wanted on a Canada-Wide Warrant for First-Degree Murder (October 5, 2026)
Toronto police say Rushon Powell, 25, is charged with first-degree murder and Shakurwa Jeffrey, 25, with accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Marcus Charles, 32, found in a burning vehicle near Reesor Road in Scarborough. Devondre Hall, 25, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder.
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The Murder Charge Is the Shortest Line on the Sheet: York Regional Police Charge Daniel Fearon, 40, and Sherrie Donovan, 41, Over a Man Killed in a Vaughan Industrial Unit in August 2025, and the Search That Followed Was in Niagara, a Hundred Kilometres Away (September 29, 2026)
Deuvane Donald Francis, 41, of Toronto was found dead inside a unit of a commercial property near Langstaff Road and Jane Street in Vaughan at about 2:36 p.m. on August 27, 2025, with obvious signs of trauma; CP24 reports he died of gunshot wounds. The Office of the Chief Coroner identified him on August 28,…
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A Second Man Is Arrested on the Same File, and He Is Charged With Something Justin Longshaw Was Not: Toronto Police Attach Christopher Atkins-Price, 30, to Both the Ding Ping Wang Murder and a 2023 Shooting in the Same Parking Lot (September 10, 2026)
Published Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 5:07 p.m. by the Toronto Police Service Homicide and Missing Persons Unit under case number 2022-2209711. Christopher Atkins-Price, 30, of Toronto was arrested on Thursday and charged with First Degree Murder and Attempted Murder in connection with both the November 12, 2022 shooting death of Ding Ping Wang, 31,…