Crime

Toronto murder suspect wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested

By David Shum Global News

Posted June 19, 2018 9:58 am

Updated June 19, 2018 3:11 pm

1 min read

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Toronto police say a suspect wanted in the beating death of a 51-year-old man last week has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Police said on Tuesday that Raymond Moore, 42, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. Moore had been wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant in the death of Joseph Perron, 51, who was killed in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood on June 13.

Authorities said they were called to the area around West Lodge and Parkdale avenues on Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. for an assault-in-progress call.

Det. Tim Gallant confirmed that Toronto paramedics arrived on scene first and transported the man to St. Joseph’s Health Centre, where he was pronounced dead.

In a Global News report, residents told reporters it was two to three hours before police arrived at the crime scene following the deadly assault.

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Raymond Moore, 42, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder. Toronto Police Service

Supt. Heinz Kuck, unit commander of 11 Division, said that Wednesday was a busy night for officers. He said all vehicles had been dispatched at the time of the incident.