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CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
Second-degree murder charge laid in deadly downtown Toronto shooting
One of two suspects involved in a downtown Toronto shooting this past weekend is now facing an upgraded charge of second-degree murder charge after the victim died in hospital, police say. First responders were called to the scene near John and Adelaide streets, in the city's Entertainment District, for the sound of gunshots just after 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2. When they arrived on scene, police said, they found a 36-year-old man who had been shot. Investigators said Thursday that the victim was also 'inadvertently struck' by a vehicle that was not involved in the shooting, but was attempting to flee the gunfire. The victim, identified by police as Toronto resident Jeshua Gabriel Buchoon was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead on Aug. 6 and is the city's 24th homicide victim of 2025. Jeshua Gabriel Buchoon Jeshua Gabriel Buchoon, 36, is shown in this handout photo. Buchoon is Toronto's 24th homicide victim of 2025. (Toronto Police Service) Two suspects, Mitch Rambali, 26, of Mississauga, and Steve Ganesh, 22, of Toronto, were arrested near the scene and a firearm was recovered. Rambali was initially charged with aggravated assault, among other charges. That charge has now been upgraded to second-degree murder, police announced on Friday. It's unclear if any of the charges against Ganesh will be upgraded. Police have not said what may have motivated the shooting. Traffic Services is investigating the collision that followed the shooting and police said no charges have been laid at this point.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Man shot in downtown Toronto over weekend has died, police say
Jeshua Gabriel Buchoon, 36, is shown in this handout photo. Buchoon is Toronto's 24th homicide victim of 2025. (Toronto Police Service) A 36-year-old man who was shot in Toronto's Entertainment District over the weekend has died and police say that two suspects taken into custody in connection with the incident are now expected to face upgraded charges. The shooting took place near John and Adelaide streets at around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 2. Police say that the victim, now identified as 36-year-old Toronto resident Jeshua Gabriel Buchoon, was shot. He was then later 'inadvertently struck' by the driver of an uninvolved vehicle that was attempting to escape the gunfire. Buchoon was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition but succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Wednesday, police say. Two suspects were taken into custody shortly after the shooting and a firearm was recovered. Both are now expected to face upgraded charges in connection with the homicide. Police say that the incident involving the vehicle is being investigated separately by Traffic Services officers and no charges have been laid so far. The suspects taken into custody in connection with the shooting are Mitch Rambali, 26, of Mississauga and Steve Ganesh, 22, of Toronto. The shooting is Toronto's 24th homicide so far this year.
