ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ police responded to the parking lot of the mall, located near Highway 401 and Dufferin Street in North York, shortly before 6:15 a.m. on July 17, where they found a 28-year-old ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ man with multiple gunshot wounds.Ìý
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ police responded to the parking lot of the mall, located near Highway 401 and Dufferin Street in North York, shortly before 6:15 a.m. on July 17, where they found a 28-year-old ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ man with multiple gunshot wounds.Ìý
A Montreal man has been arrested and two others from Quebec are wanted on first-degree murder charges in connection to a fatal shooting outside Yorkdale mall last month.Ìý
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ police responded to the parking lot of the mall, located near Highway 401 and Dufferin Street in North York, shortly before 6:15 a.m. on July 17, where they found a 28-year-old ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ man with multiple gunshot wounds.Ìý
Paramedics attempted life-saving measures but the man died on scene. The following day he was identified as Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean, the city’s 21st homicide victim this year.Ìý
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Following an investigation, Canada-wide warrants were issued for three suspects, police said.Ìý
Twenty-year-old Bradley Lucate Nicolas of Montreal was arrested by Laval police on Monday and has been charged with first-degree murder, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ police said in a .Ìý
Twenty-three-year-old Bryan Emmanuel Fuentes Gramajo, of the Montreal-area suburb Longueuil, Que., and 28-year-old Jimmy Prudent of Montreal are both wanted on first-degree murder charges.Ìý
Images of the two outstanding suspects have been released by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ police.Ìý
Bryan Emmanuel Fuentes Gramajo, 23, pictured on the left. Jimmy Prudent, 28, pictured on the right.Ìý
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ police
At the scene last month, an orange tarp was seen covering what appeared to be a body outside the Indigo near Entrance 3 of the mall. Several yellow markers dotted the ground in front of the store.
“It is not a random shooting,†ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ police Det. Sajeev Nair told reporters.Ìý
“We understand that an incident like this, particularly in a public location like a mall, can be deeply unsettling,†Nair added.
Police believe the suspects are armed and dangerous, and are advising the public to not approach and call 9-1-1 immediately.Ìý
With files from Asma Sahebzada and Allie Moustakis
Daniel Opasinis is a breaking news reporter, working out
of the Star’s radio room in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.Ìý
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