Toronto man, 39, charged with first-degree murder in 2022 Scarborough shooting

Justin Longshaw arrested Monday for the 2022 killing of Ding Ping Wang in a Scarborough plaza parking lot. Wang, 31, was a husband, father, and business owner with no criminal ties.

Arrest in Scarborough cold case: Justin Longshaw charged with murder of Ding Ping Wang

Toronto Police have arrested Justin Longshaw, 39, of Toronto, in connection with the November 2022 killing of Ding Ping Wang, Toronto Sun Crime reports. Longshaw was taken into custody on Monday and charged with first-degree murder.

Wang, 31, was shot dead on Nov. 12, 2022, while sitting in his car in a plaza parking lot at Midland and Passmore Avenues. He was pronounced dead at the scene — the 62nd homicide in Toronto that year. A husband and father, Wang owned a kitchen cabinet business and had no criminal associates or enemies, according to police.

"Mr. Wang did not live a high-risk lifestyle," Det. Sgt. Sajeev Nair told reporters. "We know someone out there knows something."

The arrest followed months of incremental progress on a case that initially offered investigators little to work with. Detectives reviewed hundreds of hours of video footage in the early stages of the probe. In July, police released new CCTV footage showing the accused conducting reconnaissance in the area the day before the shooting.

Earlier this month, investigators announced they believed the suspect went by the name "Jay" and released additional security footage from the months following Wang's death. Police believe that footage shows the same individual in connection with an attempted murder in the same area in March 2023 — a case still under investigation.

A recent breakthrough came when a witness stepped forward with new information in the four-year-old homicide. Combined with a CCTV clip, that tip allowed investigators to develop a composite image of the suspect.

"We have not stopped looking. We will find you. The walls are closing," Nair said, addressing the killer directly at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto Police at 416-808-7400.

Source: Toronto Sun Crime