Saanich police have arrested a 17-year-old boy wanted on second-degree murder charges after a taxi cab driver was shot to death in Toronto.
The incident happened the evening of Oct. 24, 2021 in Scarborough. Officers were called to a report for a taxi that crashed into a fence and then found the cab driver alone in the vehicle, unconscious and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The driver, later identified as 73-year-old Christopher Jung, succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
Police identified the 17-year-old suspect and issued a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder.
In a news release Friday, Saanich police say the teen was arrested on Friday, Jan. 28. after he was involved in an investigation that led to the arrest of four males.
Members of Toronto Police Department’s homicide team travelled to B.C. to take custody of the teen and he has since been returned to Toronto.
He has been formally charged with second-degree murder and was expected to appear in a Toronto courtroom Friday morning at 10 a.m.
Saanich police say the arrest was coordinated by the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team.
The investigation into the homicide is ongoing and Toronto police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-416-222-8477.
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