Overview

• The 14-year-old suspect, identified as Kymani Wint under a rare judicial exemption, remains at large and is considered dangerous, with authorities warning the public not to approach him.
• Investigators received approval to release the teenager’s name and photos under Canada’s Youth Criminal Justice Act, but that exemption expires next week.
• Detectives now believe the attack on retired nurse Shahnaz Pestonji, 71, began as a robbery when she was loading groceries into her car on July 17 and escalated into a fatal stabbing.
• Toronto Police Homicide Unit officers have canvassed neighbourhoods door-to-door, deployed canine units and drones, and reviewed surveillance and transit footage in the ongoing search.
• Family members and city officials have voiced grief and alarm over the random, daylight attack on a senior, highlighting concerns about public safety and youth violence.