Two men have been charged with first-degree murder and police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for two others in the “brazen” shooting of a Toronto teenager who was gunned down while eating with friends at a pizza restaurant in the city’s north-end last year.
Jarryl Hagley, 17, was eating at the Pizza Pizza at 1937 Weston Rd., just north of Lawrence Avenue West, around 1:40 a.m. Oct. 16 when three gunmen entered the store and opened fire.
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Hagley was struck by bullets and police found him in the restaurant’s back washroom shortly after arriving. He later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
On Thursday, police executed several search warrants in the city and arrested Toronto men Winston Poyser, 24, and Shakiyl Shaw, 23, and charged them with first-degree murder. They were scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Thursday morning.
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Lenneil Shaw, 23, and Mohamed Ali Nur, 18, both of Toronto, on charges of first-degree murder.
Toronto Police Det. Paul Worden called the shooting “brazen” in October, adding that the suspects had “no fear of witnesses (or) surveillance cameras.”
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Worden said Thursday video surveillance in the area was a “big part” of the investigation, in addition to tips from the public.
“We are going to allege a motive in this attack that goes hand in hand with the charge of first-degree and we’re alleging that this was an act that was planned and deliberate,” he said.
“There is gang activity in the area and it may come out that there was some element of gang activity that related to these two groups but not necessarily specifically in regards to this incident.”
Worden said the suspects were known to police and are from the Greater Toronto Area.
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He added that although Hagley came into contact with police over the past couple of years for “various things,” he wasn’t charged with any offences and he didn’t have a criminal record.
Hagley’s mother, Delma Hagley, told Global News in October she wished she could tell her son that she loves him.
“He will always have a place in my heart. He will always be my baby,” Hagley told Global News. “He will always be my number one and I wish I could somehow blow into his nostrils and bring him back to life.”
Worden said he believed the shooting was targeted but investigators were unclear on whether Hagley or another individual in the group was the intended target.
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Police are encouraging the suspects to seek legal advice and turn themselves in.
Anyone with information is being asked to call Det. Paul Worden at 416-808-7400 ext. 7-7382 or 416-616-6994, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
With files from Nick Westoll and Catherine McDonald
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