A Peterborough man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood earlier this summer.
outside a social club near Lawrence Avenue and Weston Road just before 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 9.
Few details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the shooting, though a witness who spoke with CP24 at the time said that he heard more than a dozen gunshots ring out. Police also expressed concern about the proximity to a residential neighbourhood and an elementary school. Gidid Mohamed, 27, of Toronto was pronounced dead at the scene. A 37-year-old man, meanwhile, was also found with gunshot wounds and was taken to a trauma centre in serious condition.
In a news release issued on Tuesday, police said that 31-year-old Yahya Diblawe, of Peterborough, has since been taken into custody in connection with the shooting and charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.He is scheduled to appear in court via video link later today.
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