The 2021 Ottawa Homicide Victim List is available here.
Ottawa police responded to the report of a shooting in a parking lot in the 1500 block of Alta Vista Drive, near Dorion Avenue, at 6:40pm on May 28th.
Police arrived to find one man injured in a Range Rover, and the other on the ground. Two men were pronounced at the scene and a third man was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds.
According to cbc.ca the victims are brothers Abdulaziz Abdullah, 34, and Mohamad Abdullah, 27, and the third brother Fawaz Abdullah, who was shot in the leg but expected to survive. Two of the brothers were known to police for gang-related violence.
Police are seeking suspects in the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext 5493.
Update May 30th
Canada wide warrants have been issued for the arrest of three individuals in relation to a double homicide on Alta Vista Dr. on May 28th. Ahmed SIYAD, 28, of Toronto, Mohamed SHIRE, 31, of Toronto, and Abdullahi OSMAN, 29, of Ottawa are all wanted for first degree murder in the shootings of brothers Abdulaziz Abdullah and Mohamed Abdullah and for the attempted murder of a third man. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.
Update February 13th 2022
Ottawa Police Homicide Unit have located and arrested Abdullahi OSMAN, in relation to the May 28th, 2021 homicide of Abdulaziz Abdullah and Mohamed Abdullah.
OSMAN was arrested in Peel, and has been charged with first degree murder.
Update February 28th
Yusuf HUSSEIN, age 21, of Ottawa turned himself in to police on February 28. He is facing charges of Accessory after the Fact to Murder, Transfer of an Identity Document and Procuring a Passport by False Statement.
Update January 2026 – A first-degree murder case against Ottawa man Abdullahi “Avon” Osman has been stayed, marking the second time a murder prosecution against him has collapsed before reaching trial.
An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled the case violated the accused’s right to a trial within a reasonable time under the Supreme Court’s Jordan decision. The delays were linked to late disclosure disputes involving cellphone data from the victims, which forced the original trial to be cancelled.
As a result, the judge ordered a stay of proceedings, permanently halting the case. Siyad was released, while Osman remains in custody on an outstanding warrant.
Osman previously faced first-degree murder charges in a separate 2015 killing, which were withdrawn in 2016 after prosecutors concluded the case was no longer viable.