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Violent Week in Southwestern Ontario Spurs Multiple Homicide Probes

Police intensify murder probes following deadly street fights, seeking public video and witness tips for related traffic cases.

Police block of the scene after a fight saw one person die and two others injured.
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London police were at the southwest corner of Princess Avenue and Colborne Street after a fatal stabbing on Aug. 3, 2025. (Patrick Maloney/The London Free Press)
Blood stains are visible on the bottom of a driveway at 2 Breton Park Cres. in London following a melee involving as many as six males that left a 27-year-old man with fatal injuries on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Photo taken on Tuesday Aug. 5, 2025. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

Overview

  • In east London, two teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder after an Aug. 3 weapon-involved fight left a 27-year-old man dead and both suspects remain in custody.
  • Khamis Toto, 30, who recently moved into a Queens Avenue rooming house, faces second-degree murder charges in the broad-daylight stabbing of Todd Armstrong near Princess and Colborne.
  • Peel Regional Police have called in their homicide unit to investigate an Aug. 5 downtown Brampton street fight that killed one person and seriously injured two others.
  • Traffic-related tragedies include a west London hit-and-run on July 29 that hospitalized a man with serious injuries and a single-vehicle crash in Thames Centre that killed a 31-year-old driver.
  • Regional and provincial forces are urging anyone with dash-cam footage or information to come forward to aid ongoing investigations into both the violent altercations and traffic incidents.