UMVA has learned that a 30-year-old Toronto man has been charged with murder after a 28-year-old man was fatally shot on Sunday night in Rexdale.
The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. at an apartment building in the Queen’s Plate Dr.-Rexdale Blvd. area, east of Woodbine Racetrack. Toronto Police responded to the scene and located the victim, Anthony Taylor, with a gunshot wound.
Despite life-saving measures, Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene. Ernest Gyamfy, the 30-year-old suspect, was charged with second-degree murder. This marks Toronto’s 12th homicide of 2026.
Police say several suspects remain outstanding in the case, and anyone with information is urged to contact them at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
In a separate incident, a 28-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder following a fatal stabbing in Mississauga last month. Peel Regional Police responded to a stabbing call on May 19 at 12:15 p.m. near Hurontario and Agnes Sts.
The victim, Chay Wilson, 32, of Mississauga, was pronounced dead at the scene after a physical altercation in a nearby parking lot. Jerome Edwards, the suspect, was arrested on Friday in the area of The Queensway and Kipling Ave. in Etobicoke.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact Peel police at 905-453-2121, Ext. 3205, or Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or peelcrimestoppers.ca.
A 32-year-old Toronto man has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference after allegedly assaulting an eight-year-old girl in Agincourt last month. Toronto Police responded to a report of a sexual assault on May 12.
The accused, Iman Behdar, allegedly grabbed the victim inside a retail store before fleeing on foot. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
A 20-year-old Toronto man, Elijah Mandal-Allen, is facing multiple weapon charges following incidents at subway stations over the weekend. Toronto Police responded to a person with a gun call on Saturday at 1:37 a.m.
Mandal-Allen was charged with two counts of mischief, unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, and possession of a weapon.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
