Toronto & Canada Gun Crime Analyst

19-Year-Old Found Dead in Student Residence Following Lockdown at University of Toronto Mississauga Campus A 19-year-old man was found dead inside a student residence at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) after police responded to reports of an armed person late Monday night. Peel Regional Police were called to the university's residence after receiving a dangerous weapons call involving an armed person inside a residential unit. The incident began Monday afternoon, November 2, when police received a 911 call reporting that the 19-year-old man had assaulted a woman in Brampton. Officers subsequently attempted to locate and arrest him. After 9 p.m., police located the man inside a unit at the McLuhan Court residence, near Dundas Street West and Mississauga Road. Officers were informed that an armed person was inside the residence. According to police, while officers were at the scene, the individual discharged a firearm from inside the unit. The man was reportedly armed with a handgun for which he did not have a licence. Officers made multiple attempts to communicate with the individual but were unsuccessful. Police eventually entered the unit and discovered the man deceased. The 19-year-old had suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was notified and invoked its mandate to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Man Charged in Danforth Shooting Has Previous Firearm and Drug Trafficking Convictions A 45-year-old man previously sentenced to eight years in federal prison for firearms and cocaine trafficking offences is facing multiple new charges following a shooting in Toronto's east end. Toronto police say the shooting occurred at approximately 2 a.m. on September 1, 2026, in the area of Danforth Avenue and Greenwood Avenue. According to investigators, the accused attended an establishment in the area before becoming involved in an altercation with another patron outside. Police allege the accused produced a firearm and discharged it, striking the other patron, before fleeing the scene. A loaded 9mm firearm was found in the accused's possession at the time of his arrest. On Saturday, October 31, 2026, Stasky St. Clair, 45, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with: -Discharge firearm with intent -Aggravated assault -Two counts of possession of a loaded firearm -Two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order -Possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle -Possession of a prohibited device (magazine) St. Clair has a previous criminal history involving firearms and drug trafficking. On August 9, 2017, he was arrested following a police encounter at a Petro-Canada gas station near Evans Avenue and Brown's Line in Toronto. A search of his vehicle uncovered a concealed, loaded 9mm Ruger P95DC semi-automatic handgun equipped with a prohibited 15-round magazine. A subsequent search uncovered approximately 23 grams of crack and powder cocaine. He was convicted of eight offences, including: -Unauthorized possession of a loaded prohibited firearm -Possession of a prohibited over-capacity magazine -Possession of ammunition -Two counts of possessing a firearm contrary to separate lifetime weapons prohibition orders -Two counts of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking On November 23, 2018, St. Clair received an eight-year federal prison sentence. The sentence included five years for the firearm offences, two years consecutive for the cocaine trafficking offences and one year consecutive for breaching the lifetime weapons prohibition orders.

Toronto Police Release Image of Suspect Wanted in Bridle Path Home Invasion Shooting Toronto police have identified one suspect and are searching for two others following a violent home invasion in North York that left three people with gunshot wounds and another injured by a hammer. The incident happened on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at approximately 3:40 a.m., at a residence in the area of Post Road and Hyde Park Circle. Police allege three armed suspects, carrying firearms and a hammer, forced their way into the home and went to the second floor, where they demanded personal valuables from the occupants. An altercation broke out between the suspects and the occupants, during which multiple shots were fired. Three victims, a 75-year-old man and two women aged 26 and 28, suffered gunshot wounds. The 75-year-old man and a fourth victim, a 64-year-old woman, were also struck with a hammer. The suspects fled the scene in a dark-coloured SUV before police arrived. All four victims were transported to hospital. One of the suspects has been identified as 23-year-old Daijohn Richards of Toronto, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Richards faces multiple charges, including four counts each of discharge firearm with intent to wound and robbery with a firearm, three counts of aggravated assault, break and enter to commit an indictable offence, possession of a prohibited device and disguise with intent. Investigators believe Richards was accidentally shot by one of the other suspects during the struggle inside the home. Police say he may have visible signs of a shoulder injury. Police have released an image of Richards as they attempt to locate him. The identities and descriptions of the two remaining suspects have not been released. Richards has a previous criminal charge dating back to May 2021, when he was arrested in Thunder Bay as part of a drug-trafficking investigation. At the time, Richards, then 18, was among five people arrested following a search warrant at a residence on Tamarack Place. He was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking. All three suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Toronto Police Hold Up Squad at 416-808-7350 or 33 Division at 416-808-3300.