Three men have been arrested in two of the seven deadly shootings that unfolded across the city over eight days of bloodshed.
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Toronto Police say a 21-year-old was taken into custody Friday for a killing in the city’s west end last weekend – one of three gun murders that occurred in 15 hours.
Donald Leroy Marson, 36 — nicknamed “Smokey” because he was well-known for his barbecues — was gunned down at 2591 Eglinton Ave. W., near Keele St., around 2:20 a.m. on Oct. 23.
Prince Cameron, of Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder, Homicide Det.-Sgt. Stephen Matthews said in a statement released Friday night.
On Saturday, police revealed two men were taken into custody for another deadly shooting that happened two days earlier.
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Gunfire erupted at in a parking lot on Bakersfield St. – near Sheppard Ave. W. and Keele St. – around 3:35 a.m. killing one man and wounding another.
Officers responded to the scene and found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Police said he was rushed to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
“Shortly after the shooting, a man attended a local hospital on his own, where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound ,” Homicide det.-Sgt. Robert Choe said in a statement released that day.
“Both men had attended a private event prior to the shooting,” he said.
The dead man was later identified as Nikie Timm, 37, of Toronto.
Two Toronto men were arrested Saturday for Timm’s killing.
David Benjamin and Leary Hibbert, both 41, are each charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
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So far this year Toronto has endured 73 murders – 39 by guns.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-900-222-TIPS (8477).
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