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Toronto Sun
28-04-2025
- Toronto Sun
Two found guilty in Regent Park youth worker murder: 'Sent that boy straight to Jesus'
The pair were also convicted of two counts of attempted murder in the 2021 gunplay Get the latest from Brad Hunter straight to your inbox Thane Murray, 27, a Regent Park youth worker, was viciously murdered in 2021. TPS Photo by TORONTO POLICE HANDOUT / TORONTO SUN Two gunmen who shot a Regent Park youth worker 14 times have been convicted of first-degree murder. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Noah Anderson, 23, and Junior Jahmal Harvey, 23, were among the four masked men who opened fire in a Regent Park parking lot on Sept. 18, 2021. Thane Murray, 27, was killed in the wild gunplay while two of his friends were injured. One of the key pieces of evidence was a rap song the Crown played for the jury that detectives found on Anderson's phone, recorded 10 days after the shooting. Prosecutors argued that the Anderson and Harvey duet described the murder. The rap — entitled Peppered — features boasting by the pair calling themselves the 'RP (Regent Park) killas.' Another lyric about a headshot proclaimed that it 'sent that boy straight to Jesus.' The Toronto jury reached its verdict Saturday night after a day and a half of deliberation. Both triggermen were also found guilty of two counts of attempted murder. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. For their violent, cold-blooded actions, the duo will receive automatic life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years. According to cops, the quarter fired 59 bullets using handguns on the night of the murder. Murray died at the scene after being hit 14 times. One of the bullets hit Murray in the head. Rajahden Angus Campbell, of Toronto, is still wanted on a nationwide warrant for first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the 2021 shooting death of Thane Murray. Photo by Toronto Police His two friends survived the carnage, but one of them remained in a coma for several weeks. Prosecutors said that the murder scheme was rooted in neighbourhood rivalries. But identifying the shooters was the crucial task for the Crown. They built a case using mostly circumstantial evidence, including surveillance video that tracked Anderson, Harvey and two other shooters driving to and from Regent Park in downtown Toronto in a Nissan Altima rented under Anderson's name. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Video captured the quartet walking to a car parked on McGill St. after they had left the Chelsea Hotel on Gerrard St. E., where Anderson had rented a room. According to CBC News, footage also captured the quartet returning in the same car and then parking on the same street 30 minutes after the shooting. They then reentered the hotel. In addition, the video footage revealed that the killers changed clothes and shoes before and after the murder. Jabreel Elmi, 30, of Toronto, was arrested Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, by Saskatoon Police while wanted on a nationwide warrant for murder and attempted murder. Photo by Toronto Police A third suspect, Jabreel Elmi, was arrested by the Saskatoon Police Service in January. Elmi, now 30, had been on Canada's most-wanted list for his alleged involvement in the Regent Park shooting. At one point, he made it to No. 24 on the BOLO (be on the lookout) most-wanted list of Canadian fugitives. None of the charges have been proven against him in court. Rajahden Angus Campbell, of Toronto, is wanted on a nationwide warrant for first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the 2021 shooting death of Thane Murray. Photo by Toronto Police Rajahden Angus Campbell, of Toronto, is still wanted on a nationwide warrant for first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the murder of Murray. If you have any information regarding this case, contact Toronto Police Homicide at 416-808-7400, or at homicide@ Or Crime Stoppers at 416−222−TIPS (8477); or via the internet at bhunter@ @HunterTOSun Sunshine Girls World Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Sunshine Girls
CBC
27-04-2025
- CBC
2 men guilty in murder of Toronto youth worker Thane Murray
Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Regent Park youth worker and attempting to murder two of his friends in a 2021 shooting, following a decision in a Toronto court Saturday night. Noah Anderson, 23, and Junior Jahmal Harvey, 23, were among four masked men who opened fire downtown in a parking lot in Regent Park on Sept. 18, 2021, killing 27-year-old Thane Murray and injuring two of his friends, a jury found. The group fired 59 bullets from their handguns that night. Murray was hit 14 times, including in the head, and died at the scene. His two childhood friends both survived the shooting, but one was in a coma for weeks. On Saturday, after a day and a half of deliberation, the jury found both Anderson and Harvey guilty of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. They will receive automatic life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years. Determining the identity of the shooters was key during the trial. The crown had built a circumstantial case based on surveillance video tracking Anderson, Harvey and the two others shooters driving to and from Regent Park in a Nissan Altima rented under Anderson's name. Video shown to the jury captured the men walking to the car parked on nearby McGill Street after leaving the Chelsea Hotel, where Anderson had rented a room, shortly before the shooting. Footage also captured the men returning in the same car and parking on the same street 30 minutes after the shooting and reentering the hotel. Footage also showed that the men changed clothes and shoes before and after the murder. The Crown argued the motive for the attack was a neighbourhood rivalry. The Crown had played a rap song for the jury, found on Anderson's phone and recorded 10 days after the shooting, in which they argued lyrics credited to Anderson and Harvey described the murder. In the song, titled "Peppered," the rappers call themselves the "RP killas" — RP referring to Regent Park — and rap about a head shot that "sent that boy straight to Jesus." Anderson and Harvey were both 20 at the time of the shooting.
