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Francesco Villi Kills 5 In Vaughn Condo Shooting

Francesco Villi was a seventy three year old who would murder five people in his condo building before police in Vaughn, Ontario, Canada fatally shot him. According to police reports Francesco Villi had been living in the condo building for several year and had disputes with the condo board that resulted in him firing a million dollar lawsuit. Francesco Villi reportedly went from apartment to apartment targeting members of the condo board which ended with six people being shot and five dying from their injuries before Francesco Villi was fatally shot by York Region police.. Vaughn is a suburb of Toronto

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A Toronto-area condo board meeting turned tragic Sunday when a gunman stormed in and killed five people before being fatally shot by police.

“Horrendous scene,” York Regional Police Chief James MacSween said of the crime, according to a report from Associated Press. “Six deceased. One of them is the subject. The other five are victims.”

Police say residents were evacuated from the building shortly after the incident and that there was no further threat to the community after one of their officers put a stop to the massacre, while residents are expected to be allowed back into their units

In addition to the six dead, MacSween said a seventh person who was shot by the suspect is being treated in the hospital and is expected to survive.

According to a report from the Toronto Star Monday, the shooter was identified as 73-year-old resident Francesco Villi. Villi was a longtime resident of the building who had for years targeted the condo board with lawsuits as part of a running dispute with board members.

According to the report, Villi used a semi-automatic handgun to carry out the shooting, but was killed at the scene “following an interaction with police,” the York Regional police said on Twitter.

“I am absolutely shocked and heartbroken that five individuals have lost their lives…and for this to happen in a community like Vaughan…is devastating,” Vaughan mayor Steven Del Duca said in front of the crime scene Monday. “It’s just horrifying and i can’t imagine what the victims families are going through right now.”

The shooting comes just a week after a similar scene unfolded in Rome, Italy, where three women were killed and others were injured after a man opened fire on their condo board meeting.

That shooting took place at a bar in the neighborhood of Fidene, where a man entered the meeting, shouting, “I’ll kill you all” before opening fire on the people in the bar.

“He came into the room, closed the door and shouted ‘I’ll kill you all’ and then started to shoot,” a witness told Italian news agency Ansa.

Four others were injured, one seriously, in the incident.

“The episode of violence that upsets our city is very serious. Three lives lost and seriously injured in a shooting during a condominium meeting,” Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said on Twitter following the shooting.

Members of the Rome condo board were able to subdue and disarm the man before police arrived, telling officers that they knew the man, and he had previously been reported for making threats against community members.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/gunman-opens-fire-toronto-condo-board-killing-five-second-such-shooting-a-week

OHL Player Abakar Kazbekov Dies In Fall

OHL (Ontario Hockey League) player Abakar Kazbekov has died after a fall from a high rise in London Ontario. Abakar Kazbekov who was drafted by the London Knights in 2021 has passed away after a fall from an apartment building.

London Police released a statement which reads “Around 8:20 a.m. members of the London Police Service were dispatched to attend the intersection of Dufferin Avenue and Talbot Street for a person that had reportedly fallen from the building,” the police would also state that the death is being investigated by the major crimes unit. Unfortunately due to injuries Abakar Kazbekov had been limited to 21 games over the last two seasons however many considered him on the fast road to the NHL.

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A man fell to his death Saturday from a downtown London, Ont. apartment building.

The London Police Service (LPS) Major Crime Section is investigating after the body was found on the sidewalk Saturday morning.

“Around 8:20 a.m. members of the London Police Service were dispatched to attend the intersection of Dufferin Avenue and Talbot Street for a person that had reportedly fallen from the building,” said LPS Const. Travis Buckle.

He added, “Officers arrived on scene and located a person who was deceased.”

Hours later, CTV News London learned the deceased was London Knights forward Abakar Kazbekov.

The team and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) later released a statement confirming the sudden passing of the 18-year old.

“Abakar has been a valued member of the team since 2021,” Knights officials said. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends and teammates.”

The Knights also announced the postponement of their game Saturday afternoon against the Flint Firebirds.

The 6’ 1” centre from Moscow, Russia was the Knights first pick in the under 18 draft in 2021.

Injuries limited him to just 21 games over two seasons, but he did play in Friday’s win over the Owen Sound Attack.

A source who knew Kazbekov said he was a “great kid” and that his death was “totally unexpected.”

LPS have yet to identify the deceased, and said no foul play is suspected.

“The investigation is still in its early stages and it’s been handed over to our Major Crime Section for further investigation,” said Buckle.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/london-knights-player-falls-to-death-lps-major-crime-section-investigating-1.6199226

Jeremy Skibicki Now Charged With 4 Murders

Police in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada have announced that Jeremy Skibicki has been charged with three additional murders bringing the total to four. According to police reports Jeremy Skibicki was charged with the murder of Rebecca Contois back in May 2022. Now Jeremy Skibicki has been charged with three more, police will release the names later on today however all three additional victims are First Nations. Skibicki whose online profile shows far right views and calls himself a member of Holy Europe which is also known as Alliance of Patriotic Parallel Movements of European Folks.

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Winnipeg police say the man accused of killing a 24-year-old woman and disposing of her body in a dumpster in May has been charged with three additional homicides.

Jeremy Skibicki, 35, has been charged with the killings after more victims were identified, police said in a brief news release. They said in a tweet the charges are connected with three additional homicides.

They’re expected to announce more details about those charges at a 2 p.m. news conference today.

On May 18, he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Rebecca Contois, who was a member of O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, also known as Crane River, located on the western shore of Lake Manitoba.

Her partial remains were discovered in a garbage bin in a back lane in Winnipeg’s North Kildonan neighbourhood on May 16.

Police believed some of her remains may have been taken to the city’s Brady Road landfill during a residential pickup, and conducted a search that involved a massive area at the landfill.

In June, remains found there by Winnipeg police were identified as those of Contois.

After Skibicki was arrested and charged in May, police said they believed there could be more victims, but up until today, they had not identified any others.

Mayor Scott Gillingham, Winnipeg police Chief Danny Smyth and Insp. Shawn Pike of the police service’s major crimes unit will speak at the 2 p.m. news conference, which CBC News will live stream here, on Facebook and on CBC Gem.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jeremy-skibicki-winnipeg-police-homicide-1.6670849

Jeremy Skibicki Update – Winnipeg Police

Homicide Investigation – Update: C22-103187

As previously released on May 16, 2022, the Winnipeg Police Service provided information regarding the murder investigation of 24-year-old Rebecca CONTOIS of Winnipeg (a member of Crane River First Nation), after her partial remains were discovered in the 200 block of Edison Avenue.

On May 18, members of the Homicide Unit arrested and charged a 35-year-old male, Jeremy Anthony Michael SKIBICKI, of Winnipeg, for First Degree Murder, and he was detained in custody.

Due to the nature of the circumstances of this investigation, Homicide investigators did not rule out the possibility of additional victims.

The Homicide Unit continued the investigation and established that three additional victims were murdered by Jeremy SKIBICKI between March and May 2022.

Morgan Beatrice HARRIS, a 39-year-old female of Winnipeg and a member of Long Plain First Nation, is believed to have been killed on or about May 1, 2022.

Marcedes MYRAN, a 26-year-old female of Winnipeg and a member of Long Plain First Nation, is believed to have been killed on or about May 4, 2022.

A fourth female victim has been confirmed but has yet to be identified. She is believed to have been killed on or about March 15, 2022.

On December 1, 2022, the Homicide Unit, in conjunction with Manitoba Justice, attended Milner Ridge Correctional Centre and executed a warrant charging SKIBICKI with three further counts of First Degree Murder. He remains in custody.

Police are now at a point in the investigation where the public’s assistance is being sought to help identify this victim. We have provided a photograph of a jacket as we believe the victim wore a similar jacket. Any information may significantly progress this investigation.

The jacket is reversible: please note the black and white pattern along with the words “baby phat” and the cat-like logo on the front and back of the jacket. There is also a fur hood.

Anyone with information about this investigation, specifically about this jacket, is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477)

Actor Ryan Grantham Murders Mother

Ryan Grantham is a small time Canadian actor who has appeared in such shows as Riverdale and the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid and now is a convicted murderer. According to court documents Ryan Grantham in a rage would shoot his mother in the back of the head and then planned to assassinate the Prime Minister of Canada. Initially Ryan Grantham was charged with first degree murder which in Canada comes with an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for twenty five years however in the end he would plead guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison however his parole eligibility is after fourteen years.

Normally those convicted of murder in Canada have to spend two years in a maximum security prison before they can be transferred to a lower custody however Ryan Grantham attorneys are concerned as the actor is five foot two and a 120 pounds. Canadian prisons are not as violent as they are in the US however they are definitely not Disneyland. Chances are Ryan Grantham will spend his prison time in protective custody

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Canadian actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020.

The 24-year-old, who played Jeffery Augustine in teen drama Riverdale, was sentenced at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday.

He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, after having initially been charged with first-degree murder.

Prosecutors said he had also plotted to kill Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

Grantham admitted to shooting his mother in the back of the head as she played piano in their home, north of Vancouver, the court heard.

In a video taken on his Go-Pro camera after the killing, the actor filmed his mother’s body while saying: “I shot her in the back of the head. In the moments after, she would have known it was me.”

After drinking beer and smoking marijuana for hours following the murder, he packed a car with three guns, ammunition and 12 Molotov cocktails he had made, as well as camping supplies and directions to Mr Trudeau’s Rideau Cottage residence.

He drove roughly 200 kilometres east to the town of Hope, before turning around and driving to a Vancouver police station, where he told an officer: “I killed my mother.”

The court also heard Grantham had considered committing an act of mass violence at Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge or at Simon Fraser University, where he had been a student, en route before turning his car around and handing himself in.

Former child actor Grantham appeared in one episode of the CW network show Riverdale in 2019, and also featured in the fantasy drama Supernatural, as well the 2010 film Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Grantham has been in custody for the past two and a half years, law enforcement officials in Vancouver told Deadline, and has been participating in a mental health program since his arrest.

During the trial, his lawyers argued he had been struggling with anxiety and clinical depression and had expressed a desire to kill himself and harm others in the months leading up to him killing his mother.

He will not be eligible for parole for the first 14 years of his life sentence.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63005840

Myles Sanderson Dies In Police Custody Saskatchewan Stabbing

Myles Sanderson the second suspect in the Saskatchewan Stabbing spree that left ten dead and eighteen injured is dead. According to police Myles Sanderson (photo left) was taken into police custody and shortly after he was found in medical distress and rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Since he died in police custody an inquest will be held. Myles Sanderson brother Damien Sanderson was found dead the day following the attack which has been called the worst mass murder in Saskatchewan history. Myles Sanderson had been taken into custody following a report that he had stolen a car, police would be involved in a short chase that ended with Myles crashing his vehicle in a ditch.

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The second suspect connected to a mass stabbing spree died shortly after being taken into police custody, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have confirmed.

In a press conference, the RCMP said that Myles Sanderson went into what was described as “medical distress” shortly after being detained earlier Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital in Saskatoon and pronounced dead, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told reporters. She said she could not provide further detail about his death, except to say that “all life-saving measures were taken.”

There will be an investigation launched into the circumstances surrounding his death, Blackmore said, and an autopsy will be conducted later this week.

Along with his brother Damien, Myles Sanderson was a suspect in a series of stabbings that killed 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. His death comes two days after Damien Sanderson was found dead with wounds that did not appear to be self-inflicted, according to authorities.

Myles Sanderson was arrested after police received reports that a man matching his description had stolen a vehicle, Blackmore said, which culminated in a car chase. Police “directed” his vehicle into a ditch, she said.

The stabbings took place Sunday morning in 13 locations across the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon. A motive has not yet been determined; police said they believe some of the victims were attacked at random, while others were singled out.

Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said that, before Sanderson’s arrest, she had visited James Smith Cree Nation, where many told her they were still frightened by the prospect he might attack again.

“I hope that this brings them some closure in that they can rest easy tonight knowing that Myles Sanderson is no longer a threat to them,” Blackmore said.

Before their deaths, the two Sanderson brothers had been charged with a total of four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of breaking and entering a residence.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/07/1121645063/the-2nd-suspect-in-the-saskatchewan-stabbing-attacks-has-been-arrested-police-sa