Third teen charged with first-degree murder of Pickering man in Toronto

A third teen is now charged with first-degree murder and many other offences after the shooting of a Pickering man in Toronto this past summer.

Gunfire erupted near Ellesmere Road and Warden Avenue in west Scarborough shortly after 10:15 p.m. on July 6, according to Toronto Police.

Sulakshan Selvasingam, 26 of Pickering, was hit several times while sitting in his car. First responders found Selvasingam clinging to life and rushed him to hospital. However, he succumbed to his wounds there despite life-saving efforts.

Nearly ten days later, Toronto Police arrested two suspects, 15 and 16, with the OPP’s help. According to investigators, the pair had a Glock pistol on them at the time of their arrest.

The pair of suspects were later connected to 11 other shootings from June 29 to July 14. Eight of the attacks took place over the Canada Day long weekend.  As a result, the two teens face a total of 154 charges.

The 15-year-old from Oshawa is charged with 84 offences including:

• first-degree murder
• 11 counts of conspiracy to commit an offence
• 12 counts of possession of a firearm without a licence
• 12 counts of occupying a car with a firearm
• 12 counts of possession of a loaded regulated firearm
• 10 counts of reckless firearm discharge into a place
• discharge of a firearm reckless as to the life or of another
• 12 counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• 12 counts of possession of a firearm while prohibited, and
• possession of prohibited device knowingly without authority

The 16-year-old from Stouffville is charged with all of the same and:

• failure to stop for police, and
• dangerous driving

Months later, Toronto Police announced the Nov. 14 arrest of a third suspect, a 15-year-old from Toronto. He too has been charged with first-degree murder but does not face any charges connected to the other 11 incidents.

None of the teens can legally be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.