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Third Youth Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 8-Year-Old JahVai Roy in Toronto

Durham police detained the suspect in Oshawa during a separate investigation.

Overview

  • Toronto police announced that all three identified youths are now in custody and each is charged with first-degree murder.
  • The third suspect was arrested on October 19 in Oshawa by the Durham Regional Police Service and also faces two counts of failure to comply with undertaking and a breach of probation charge.
  • Police say the August 16 gunfire erupted outside 15 Martha Eaton Way just before 12:30 a.m., and JahVai Roy was struck by a stray bullet while in bed before being pronounced dead at hospital.
  • The accused cannot be named or shown under the Youth Criminal Justice Act after a temporary court exemption allowing identification expired on September 24.
  • Investigators describe the incident as a shootout, and stray rounds entered two other units in the building with no additional injuries reported.