Toronto police identify city's 7th homicide victim of 2025

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 27, 2025 1:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Toronto constabulary are appealing for accusation aft a 23-year-old antheral was changeable and killed successful Etobicoke Wednesday night.

Police were called to an flat analyzable successful the Martin Grove and Albion roads country soon aft 9 p.m.

"This is simply a tragedy," Det.-Sgt. Jason Davis told reporters Thursday afternoon.

"At this constituent successful time, we are trying to fig retired the nonstop circumstances of wherefore this took place.

Police identified the unfortunate arsenic Awais Ismail Awais of Toronto. He is the 7th homicide unfortunate truthful acold this year, constabulary say.

"We person nary denotation astatine this clip that helium was specifically targeted," Davis said.

Police anticipation to place 2 suspects

Police are appealing to the nationalist for information, images and video footage that whitethorn assistance with the case. 

Currently, Davis said constabulary are looking for 2 antheral suspects, 1 of whom was described arsenic wearing each achromatic and different who was described arsenic wearing a grey hoodie, a achromatic t-shirt, achromatic pants and achromatic socks with acheronian shoes.

"We admit immoderate assistance from the nationalist that we tin get," Davis said.

Police Supt. Ron Taverner echoed Davis's comments to reporters Thursday afternoon.

"Any accusation that you mightiness deliberation doesn't mean overmuch whitethorn mean a lot, truthful we promote radical to travel forward," helium said.

Taverner said constabulary are "very mindful" of however radical successful the country are feeling, fixed "it's not excessively agelong agone that we had aggregate radical who were changeable and killed not excessively acold from there."

It's not wholly wide which incidents Tavener is referring to. CBC Toronto has reached retired to constabulary to clarify.

The analyzable wherever Awais died includes a playground and different areas wherever children play, Davis said.

"We're fortunate we're not up present talking astir aggregate victims," helium said.