Two more individuals have been charged in connection with the fatal daytime shooting of a man at Woodbine Mall in Rexdale three months ago.
Details of the Shooting
Toronto Police report that Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar, 37, of Brampton, was shot while inside a vehicle in the mall's parking lot around 3:30 p.m. on February 7. He later died in hospital from his injuries. Authorities described the incident as a targeted shooting.
Following the shooting, police stated that one or more suspects fled the scene in a vehicle, but no further details were provided at the time.
“I can understand how a shooting like this, especially at a mall, can cause concern for the safety of the public,” Inspector Errol Watson told media outside the mall shortly after the incident.
Recent Arrests
On April 30, officers arrested Dyson Taylor, 18, of Brantford, charging him with accessory after the fact to murder. Then, on Wednesday, police arrested Xzavier Blake, 18, of Toronto, charging him with first-degree murder.
Previous Arrest in the Case
Earlier, on March 3, police announced that Isaiah Thomas Badger, 19, of Edmonton, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder. The Calgary Police Fugitive Team located Badger on March 19 and arrested him. He was charged with first-degree murder and returned to Toronto on March 27.
Badger is also allegedly linked to the killing of Sergio Lopes, 65, of Richmond Hill, Ontario. Lopes was found with gunshot wounds in a residential neighbourhood near Highway 27 and Langstaff Road and later died in hospital. Police described that January 26 shooting as targeted, with suspects fleeing in a vehicle that was later found abandoned and on fire. Badger faces additional charges of first-degree murder and arson in connection with Lopes's death.
In early March, officers from the OPP James Bay detachment arrested Jacob “Baby Face” Wallace, 19, of Mississauga, in the remote Northern Ontario town of Moosonee. He was charged with first-degree murder and arson causing damage to property in the Lopes case.
Appeal for Information
Anyone with information regarding the murder of Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
