Wheelchair-bound victim identified in deadly Lawrence Heights gun violence / Toronto Sun

Friday, June 6, 2025, 4:22 pm

Toronto police have identified a 31‐year‐old wheelchair‐bound man as the victim in a deadly Lawrence Heights shooting. The violent incident, which left multiple individuals injured, has raised community concerns over escalating urban gun violence as authorities continue to probe the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

globalnews.ca / Police name victim in Toronto shooting that killed 1, injured 5

Before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Toronto police and paramedics were called to an area south of Yorkdale Mall for reports of a shooting that had left several people injured.

torontosun.com / Wheelchair-bound victim identified in deadly Lawrence Heights gun violence

Police have identified 31-year-old Yahya Ahmed-Mohamoud, of Toronto, as the wheelchair-bound victim fatally shot in an eruption of violence in Lawrence Heights earlier this week. Toronto Police said five others were wounded outside a condo complex near Yorkdale Mall, at Varna Dr. and Ranee Ave.…

citynews.ca / Police identify 31-year-old man killed in Lawrence Heights shooting

Toronto police have identified the 31-year-old man killed in a shooting in North York’s Lawrence Heights neighbourhood that sent five others to hospital. Investigators say Yahya Ahmed-Mohamoud was with a group of people in the Flemington Road and Zachary Court area when three suspects carrying…

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