Homicide Canada

Halifax Regional Police responded to the report of an injured man in the 0-50 block of Primrose St. in Dartmouth on October 22 at approximately 6:27pm.

The 25-year-old male victim was located suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The cause of death has not been released.

Police said “the name of the victim is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification”. More information will be added as it becomes available.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5020.

The 2020 Nova Scotia Homicide Victim List is available here.

Details on Canada’s Top 10 Mass Murders based on numbers of victims is available here!

Edmonton police responded to the report of Unknown Trouble in the area of 117 Avenue and 82 Street on October 19th at around 9:00pm.

Police arrived to find Cody Bugle, 20, suffering from serious injuries. He was rushed to hospital where he was declared deceased.

Police said an autopsy was conducted on October 22nd and revealed the cause of death to be stab wounds.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567.

The Edmonton 2020 Homicide Victim List is available

Winnipeg police responded to the report of an injured man in a residence in the 600 block of Ellice Avenue on October 21st at approximately 4:45am.

Police and paramedics arrived to find Dennis Tougas Beardy, 20 deceased. The cause of death has not been made public at this time.

Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to call 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

The Winnipeg Homicide Victim List is available here. 

Emergency personnel responded to a residential suite at a building in the 800 block of Main Street for a report of a male that had been found deceased on October 13th at approximately 9:25am.

Police believe the victim Denzel Allan Anthony Constant, 24, was assaulted in the William Whyte area the night before, and later succumbed to his injuries.

 Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to call 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

The Winnipeg Homicide Victim List is available here. 

York Regional Police were called to a residence on Feeney Lane on the report of a deceased man on October 21st at approximately 2:00pm.

Police arrived to find a man, believed to be in his 50’s, deceased. The victim’s identity will be released pending post-mortem results.

Police are appealing to the community for any information on the whereabouts of Black 2015 Honda CRV, with an Ontario plate: BNEV917. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865.

Update October 23
The victim has been identified as Mohammad Mehdi Amin Sadeghieh 58, of the City of Markham. According to reports Amin Sadeghieh was an Iranian democracy advocate.

Anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area, who have not yet spoken to police, to please come forward. Also anyone in the area with residential video surveillance that may have captured anything suspicious to please come forward.

Details on Canada’s Top 10 Mass Murders based on number of victims can be found here!

The Ontario 2020 Homicide Victim List is available here

Police were alerted by hospital staff on April 21, 2019, of a four-month-old boy had arrived with unexplained injuries. The infant died of his injuries days later.

After a lengthy investigation, Durham region police alongside the coroner’s office determined the manner of death to be a homicide the cause of death has not been released.

The infant’s father Tristan Daniel Piper, 24 of Oshawa, was arrested on October 21st, 2020, and has been charged with Second Degree Murder.

Anyone with new information is asked to contact Det. Ahee of the Major Crime – Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5234.

Surrey RCMP responded to the report of a stabbing, inside a townhouse in the area of 66 Avenue near 127A Street in the Newton just before 9:00 p.m on October 20th.

Police arrived to find three injured victims. Baljit Kaur, a woman in her late 20’s died of her injuries, a man who has been identified as Jagjit Singh and a 2-year-old child sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

According to reports the suspect fled the scene but was located nearby and taken into custody. Police said, “Initial indications are that this is an incident of family violence.” IHIT says all of the people involved, including the suspect, lived in the home and were part of the same family.

Information will be added as it becomes available.

Anyone with information that could assist police is asked to contact the IHIT tip line at 1-877-551-4448 or ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Update October 22

The suspect who has been identified as Harpreet Singh, has been charged with 2nd-degree murder, aggravated assault.

The 2020 BC Homicide Victim List is available here.

Details on Canada’s Top 10 Mass Murders based on numbers of victims is available here!

Calgary police received reports of a man being dropped off at the Peter Lougheed Centre, suffering from gunshot wounds on October 16th at approximately 9:00pm. The victim, who has been identified as Safar Ali Safari, 21, died of his injuries at the hospital.

According to reports Safari was with a group of individuals in multiple vehicles in the area of 84 Street and McKnight Boulevard N.E. when he was shot. Police are asking anyone who may have dash camera footage, including truck drivers, or anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area of 84 Street and McKnight Boulevard N.E., between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., on Friday evening, to contact police at 403-428-8877.

A map of the area in which the shooting is believed to have occurred is available HERE.

The 2020 Calgary Homicide Victim List is available here.

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit North and officers from the Ahtahkakoop RCMP Detachment responded to report of a suspicious sudden death at a rural property approximately 32 kilometres north of Shellbrook, SK, along Highway 240 on October 15th.

Police said the victim has been identified as 48-year-old Bradley John Schmalz, of the RM of Shellbrook. His death is being investigated as a homicide that investigators believe to have occurred sometime between Monday, October 12 and Thursday, October 15,. Police have not released the cause of death at this time.

Anyone with information concerning this investigation, including anyone who may have been in contact with Bradley John Schmalz leading up to October 12 through 15, to contact the Ahtahkakoop RCMP at 306-747-2606.

The 2020 Saskatchewan Homicide Victim List is available here

Details on Canada’s Top 10 Mass Murders based on numbers of victims can be found here!

The Canadian Coast Guard recovered the bin after multiple reports came from people in the water at Kits Point on October 18th at approximately 11:00am.

Vancouver police along side the BC Coroners’ Service determined the remains to be human.

“We are asking property managers for multi-dwelling buildings and local residents to check their recycling and garbage rooms to see if any large, bluebins, with wheels on the bottom are missing,” says Constable Tania Visintin.

Investigators are asking anyone who observed a blue recycling bin floating in the water to call the VPD Major Crime Section at 604-717-2500.

The 2020 Vancouver Homicide Victim List is available here.