Two men shot and burned in separate vehicle fires in Markham and Etobicoke
Mohamud Kheyre, 30, and Marcus Charles, 32, were found dead in torched vehicles 90 minutes apart on Sept. 21–22, both confirmed homicides.
Two homicide victims identified after separate vehicle fires within 90 minutes
Toronto police have confirmed the identity of a second man found dead in a burnt-out vehicle last week, with the Toronto Sun Crime reporting that both deaths are now being investigated as homicides.
Mohamud Kheyre, 30, was found inside a vehicle that had been set alight in a parking lot near Royal York Rd. and Edenbridge Dr. in Etobicoke at approximately 1 a.m. on Sept. 22. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The first fire had been reported roughly 90 minutes earlier, at about 11:25 p.m. on Sept. 21, near Steeles Ave. E. and Reesor Rd. — a rural area north of the Toronto Zoo. First responders found Marcus Charles, 32, inside a vehicle engulfed in flames in a field. He, too, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Charles had been identified by Toronto Police on Friday. At that press conference, Det.-Sgt. Henri Marsman confirmed that both men had been shot before their bodies were set on fire.
"Both victims were dead before they were burnt," Marsman told reporters.
Marsman said that Charles and Kheyre had been targeted, though investigators have yet to establish a confirmed link between the two incidents.
"At this stage, we haven't confirmed a connection between the two incidents; that's one of the several avenues that we are investigating," he said.
The two deaths are recorded as the city's 27th and 28th homicides of the year. No suspects have been named and no motive has been disclosed. Police have not indicated whether either victim was previously known to them.
Investigators are appealing for surveillance or dashcam footage from anyone who was in either area around the time of the fires. Tips can be submitted to police at 416-808-7400, or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
Source: Toronto Sun Crime