1 charged with 1st-degree murder, 1 outstanding after man found dead in car in Richmond Hill

York Regional Police say a man is facing numerous charges, including first-degree murder, in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man and that a second suspect is outstanding.

Police said in a statement Friday afternoon that officers received information about a home invasion in downtown Toronto and that a vehicle connected to the incident was seen near Bayswater Avenue and Emily Court in Richmond Hill.

After police arrived, the victim was found dead in the driver’s seat. Sources told Global News he was shot to death and left in the driver’s seat of his Jeep Wrangler.

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The victim has been identified as Matthew Arcara.

Investigators alleged two suspects were involved with the murder and then went to the Arcara’s home. A friend told Global News the suspects took his keys and FOB. Police said two men inside the home were tied up and robbed, but they weren’t physically injured. Officers also said Arcara’s dog was killed.

“They were tied up at gunpoint. They listened to the dog die,” Mitchell Andreas, a friend of the victim, said.

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He said the condo-mates had all just started their own retail-based business and that “everything was looking so up for him.”

“We don’t know why it happened. We don’t know what the motive was, why they went down to his place after and killed the dog. None of it makes sense and it’s not fair,” Andreas said.

A GoFundMe page has been started to help with funeral costs. As of Friday afternoon, it had reached $7,500 of the $10,000 goal.

Friends and family gathered on a cul-de-sac in Richmond Hill Friday morning to mourn the loss of their loved one.

Police said 31-year-old Newmarket resident Arjuna Paramsothy has been charged with first-degree murder, two counts of robbery using a firearm, two counts of forcible confinement, disguise with intent and killing an animal.

Paramsothy is in custody and is scheduled to appear in a Newmarket court on June 1.

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Investigators urged the second suspect to turn himself.

Anyone with information is asked to call the York Regional Police homicide unit at 1-876-5423 ext. 7865 or homicide@yrp.ca, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

— With files from Catherine McDonald