Toronto Fatal Shooting

• Trial begins for 2nd person accused in 2018 murder of rapper ‘Smoke Dawg’

  Court has heard that the Crown will not be seeking an adult sentence for the man who is now on trial, given he was only 16 at the time.

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  Aug 17
  
• Chaos erupts in Toronto courtroom after jury finds man not guilty of murder

  Dozens of family and friends of 20-year-old Makayla Roxburgh-Carpino sat in shock when the jury foreman read out the not guilty verdict of Second Degree Murder charges.

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  Jun 5
  
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• Video of execution-style shooting shown at trial for teen charged with 1st-degree murder

  The identity of the accused, now 16, is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The suspect was14 when the shooting occurred.

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  May 12
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• Sentencing hearing held for young woman who murdered Toronto rapper

  The family of rapper Jai Parker-Ford read out their victim impact statements during a sentencing hearing for Brianna Warner, who was found guilty last month.

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  Nov 12, 2025
• Undercover officer expected to testify at murder trial for Toronto rapper, jury hears

  The assistant Crown attorney said that three months after the victim was fatally shot inside the apartment building where he lived, an undercover officer befriended the suspect.

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  Oct 21, 2025
• Man on trial for Toronto murder says he was just shooting at car

  Leighton Hopkinson and Jordan Mendez are jointly charged with the murder of 27-year-old Keron Brathwaite.

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  Sep 25, 2025
• Survivor of shooting that killed Toronto boy says he pointed gun at the suspects first

  In a downtown courtroom Tuesday, one of the occupants of a car that was the target of a shooting that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old, testified he pulled out a gun first.

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  Apr 29, 2025
• Judge to decide if Ontario man criminally responsible for killing ex-neighbour

  Devret Clarke spoke about what prompted him to shoot Gars Kourjakian as he was getting out of his vehicle with his four-year-old daughter more than two years ago.

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  Feb 12, 2025
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• Victim’s family renews appeal to find killers years after fatal Toronto mall shooting

  It has been seven years since a fatal shooting inside a North York shopping mall and still no arrests. The victim's mother is asking anyone who has information to come forward.

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  Aug 30, 2024
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• She was killed outside a Toronto nightclub 10 years ago. Police haven’t made an arrest

  Jelena Loncar was shot by a stray bullet in 2014 outside a nightclub in downtown Toronto. A decade later, the investigation continues without an arrest.

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  Aug 27, 2024