The 2023 Toronto Homicide Victim List is available here
Toronto police were called to the report of a shooting in the area near Queen Street and Carlaw Avenue on July 7th at approximately 12:30pm.
On arrival police located a woman in her 40’s suffering from gunshot injuries. The victim was transported to hospital in life threatening condition, where she died of her injuries. The victim has been identified as 44-year-old Karolina Huebner-Makurat.
Toronto police said three individuals were involved in an altercation, that led to shots being fired, and the woman who was struck was not part of the altercation.
Police are searching for two suspects:
- Suspect #1 male black,
- 6’0″, med build,
- white shirt with blood on it –
- Susp #2 male black,
- wearing dark t-shirt w/ floral print,
- blue jeans
- last seen on foot on Queen St towards Boston Ave
Update: Toronto Police announced on July 13th that Damian Hudson, 32, of Toronto has been arrested and charged with:
- Second Degree Murder
Update: On Monday, August 14, 2023, a second suspect was arrested. Ahmed Mustafa Ibrahim, 20, of Toronto, has been charged with:
- Manslaughter
- Robbery
- Fail to Comply with Probation
On Monday, August 14, 2023, Khalila Zara Mohammed, 23, of Pickering, was arrested and charged with:
- Accessory After the Fact to an Indictable Offence
- Obstruct Justice
Police continue to search for a suspect described as male, 18-25 years old, average height, slim build, with long hair in a ponytail. He was wearing a black baseball hat, a black North Face hoodie, dark coloured jeans and white shoes.
Update February 7th, 2024
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the third suspect in this Homicide investigation.
Ahmed Ali, 19, of Toronto, is wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant for:
- Manslaughter
- Robbery with a Firearm
He is described as being 6’0″ tall, approximately 130 lbs, with a thin build, and long dark hair worn in braids.
Det. Henri Marsman said they believe the suspect could have fled to Somalia. Toronto police are “making efforts through our partners with Interpol.”
On December 10th 2024 Khalila Zara Mohammed pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the shooting and the obstruction of justice charge is expected to be withdrawn, Global News reports.
Update December 19th 2025: Damian Hudson, a known drug dealer, has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of bystander Karolina Huebner-Makurat outside a Leslieville supervised injection site.
After a seven-week trial and two days of jury deliberations, the jury rejected Hudson’s claim that he fired in self-defence during an alleged armed robbery.
Hudson faces a sentence of life imprisonment and will not be eligible for parole for at least 10 years.
Update: Ahmed Mustafa Ibrahim, now 23, was sentenced on Monday April 20th to 10 years in prison, with credit deducted for time already spent in custody before sentencing. The ruling comes about eight months after Ibrahim unexpectedly pleaded guilty in September 2025, just weeks before his trial was scheduled to begin.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.