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Toronto Police Charge Teen in Killing of 8-Year-Old JahVai Roy as Two Suspects Are Sought

Police secured court approval to identify two teens wanted on Canada-wide warrants.

(L) Shakir Bhatti, 21, of Ajax, (R) Parkaran Panglia, 20, of Brampton, are among four people charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit a kidnapping and other offences in connection to the abduction of a woman and a home invasion in Markham where a man was shot on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.
Holly Roy, the mother of Jahvai Roy, speaks at a vigil in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. 8-year-old Jahvai Roy was struck and killed by a stray bullet over the weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Ibrahim Ibrahim, 17, left, and Amarii Lindner, 18, are wanted on Canada-wide warrants for first-degree murder for the killing of JahVai Roy, 8, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 in his North York bed.
(L) Toronto Police Homicide Det.-Sgt. Jason Davis updates the media, along with (R) Homicide Insp. Ted Lioumanis and Chief Myron Demkiw, on the murder of JahVai Roy, 8, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

Overview

  • The arrested suspect was 15 at the time of the Aug. 16 shooting and is now charged at age 16 with first-degree murder and multiple firearms offences.
  • Police allege he was taken into custody on Sept. 5 with a loaded handgun that had been modified to fire automatically.
  • Investigators publicly named Ibrahim Ibrahim, 17, and Amarii Lindner, 18, as wanted suspects and warned that anyone aiding them could face charges.
  • Homicide detectives described the shooting outside the North York building as planned and premeditated, even though the fatal round was a stray bullet.
  • A white Acura believed connected to the case has been recovered, and the police chief pointed to a rise in youth-involved violence, noting 13 young people charged in murder investigations this year.