For Joy Wellington, whose son Omar was brutally murdered in Flemingdon Park four years ago, the timing of the city’s latest shooting couldn’t have been worse.The darker irony here, of course... is that this man would still be alive... if not for Dalton McSlippery's infamous "catch & release" program.
Hearing of the shooting of a 19-year-old man was painful enough, but knowing the victim — now lingering on life support in Sunnybrook hospital — was one of the young men convicted in connection with her son’s July 15, 2006 murder, has left her in a daze.
The Lil’ Rascalz gang member was shot in the head late Tuesday in a playground on Grenoble Dr. in an apparent ambush that may have been linked to an earlier shooting in Flemingdon Park. He is not expected to survive.Those Lil’ Rascalz, huh?
Meanwhile... in other "gutted like a fish" news...
Two men — including one who was acquitted of a 2001 murder — are wanted on first-degree murder warrants for the stabbing death of a Toronto man.Oh Toronto.
David Darcy, 37, suffered a single stab wound that cut through his chest and abdomen during a brief fight on Magnolia Ave., in the Danforth Rd. and Midland Ave. area, around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.
On Thursday, homicide Det. David Ecklund said arrest warrants were issued for Anthony “King” Wong, 29, and Sharmake Abdi, 26, who is also known as Tall Man or Slim.
