
A 39-year-old Ghanaian, identified as Adu Boakye, has been fatally shot in Toronto, Canada.
According to the Toronto Police Service, the incident took place on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at around 3:05 p.m. in the Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue area. The cause of the shooting remains unclear.
“The Toronto Police Service is informing the public of a homicide investigation and is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect vehicle. Police believe the stolen vehicle involved in today’s shooting homicide was also implicated in a shooting that occurred yesterday in the same area,” the Police stated on February 17.
The law enforcement agency indicated that the victim, who is a father of four, succumbed to gunshot wounds at the hospital while receiving treatment. Meanwhile, Toronto police have identified the suspect through video canvassing, who fled the scene in a stolen black Acura RDX with license plate CVEN 900.
Press Release by Toronto Police:
The victim has been identified as Adu Boakye, 39, of Ghana. An image of the victim has been released.
Through video canvassing, a suspect has been identified. The suspect is described as male, black, 18-25 years old, with a thin build. He was wearing a black coat, a white hoodie, black pants, black shoes, a black face covering and possibly a white surgical mask. Images of the suspect have been released.
The involved suspect vehicle, a stolen black Acura RDX , was located in Hamilton. Anyone who may have seen the vehicle, or who has video or dashcam footage is asked to contact police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
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The Attorney General and minister for justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame says no docket fit for prosecution has been built yet on the murder of the late Ahmed Hussein Suale.
He explained that since his assumption of duty, the case of Ahmed Suale and other unresolved high-profile murders have been on top of his priorities.
He assured the nation that although investigations leading to prosecution have been slow, Ahmed Suale will most definitely get justice.
The Minister made this known when he appeared in Parliament to answer questions filed by MP for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu.
”It is worthy to know that it is a matter being investigated by the criminal investigations department of the Ghana Police Service. No docket or document fit for prosecution has been built and presented to my office since the murder”, Godfred Dame stated.
Meanwhile,
The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has strongly criticised the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame for comments he made on the murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale in Parliament on Tuesday.
Mr Dame, among other things, stated that no docket fit for prosecution or action has been submitted to his office over the murder and seemed to suggest the journalist’s murder may have been linked to other activities other than his media work.
While answering questions on the floor of Parliament, Mr Dame asserted that the death of Ahmed Suale may have been related to some other activities beyond Suale’s journalism.
