Three suspects are facing charges for an April St. Catharines shooting that left a 32-year-old man dead in the parking lot of a public school.
Niagara Regional Police (NRPS) say the victim was found lying on the ground at Oakridge Public School on Marsdale Drive around 8:30 p.m. April 12.
He subsequently died after arriving at a city hospital via ambulance.
Investigators believe the victim, Yan Jing, was killed in a currency exchange robbery after being allegedly lured out to convert Canadian cash into Chinese money.
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“In these incidents, the victims arrange with the suspects to exchange Canadian currency for Chinese currency at what they believed would be a cheaper rate than offered by financial institutions,” investigators said in a release.
“When the victims arrive at the meeting location, they are robbed of the money that they brought to exchange.”
Two people, a 22-year-old from Richmond Hill and a 20-year-old from Toronto, are facing first-degree murder charges while a 25-year-old Toronto-area man is facing a charge of accessory after the fact to murder and breach of probation.
NRPS say the investigation is ongoing and that more suspects are believed to be tied to the crime.
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