Toronto police have charged a third suspect with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting earlier this month.
Nnamdi Ogba, 26, was shot to death while walking to his car in a Toronto Community Housing complex in the city’s west end after visiting friends on March 16.
Police officers arrested Trevaughan Miller, 19, and Abdullahi Mohamed, 22, on Thursday on first-degree murder charges.
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Officials have said that Ogba was an innocent bystander caught in a dispute between residents of two neighbourhoods.
Investigators believe the shooters come from another area of the city and “harbour some sort of animosity” toward the area where the shooting took place, Det. Jason Shankaran said Thursday.
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Ogba was an electrical engineer and had no criminal record. He was engaged to be married.
“Mr. Ogba did nothing to bring this upon himself. The evidence we have in front of us tells us that Mr. Ogba’s lifestyle, his activities, anything he did prior did not lead to this particular incident,” Shankaran said of Ogba when police were looking for suspects earlier this month.
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“The only thing that led to his death was simply walking out of that building at that particular time and place.”
Toronto police said, 27, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Thursday night. He appeared in a Toronto court on Friday morning and was remanded into custody. Islow is scheduled to re-appear in court on April 13.
Global News has learned Islow was on Edmonton police’s most wanted list and that he has a history of violence.
— With files from Jamie Mauracher and Nick Westoll
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