Canada- 2 women, 82, & 60, found dead in Toronto home, (Etobicoke), cops seek relative, Joseph Ayala, 33, 23 Aug; '24, *Do not approach, call 911*

[dotr]

2 women found dead in Etobicoke home, cops seek relative

A man is wanted for second degree murder after police officers found two women dead inside a south Etobicoke home Friday afternoon.

torontosun.com

'Toronto Police say Joseph Ayala, 33, is wanted for second degree murder. Photo by Handout /Toronto Police
A man is wanted for two counts of second-degree murder after police officers found two women dead inside a south Etobicoke home Friday afternoon.'
In a Saturday update to the investigation, police said the victims were an 82-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman.
The homicide unit has taken over the investigation.
Police say they are looking for 33-year-old Joseph Ayala, who is a relative of the two victims. He is described as white, 5-foot-11 with a shaved head. He is known to wear a cowboy hat, cowboy-style jacket with tassels on the sleeves and black cowboy boots.
Cops advise not to approach him and to call 9-1-1'

 

[dotr]

https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/60690/

Unit:
Homicide and Missing Persons Unit
Case #: 2024-1845574
Published: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 6:52 PM
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance with a Homicide investigation.
On Friday, August 23, 2024, at approximately 1 p.m., police responded to a call for a wellbeing check in the Sheldon Avenue and Silvercrest Avenue area.
It is reported that:

• officers attended a residence in the area
• they located a deceased 82 year old female and a 60 year old female

Joseph Ayala, 33, of Toronto is wanted for:

1. 2 counts of second degree murder

The suspect is described as male, 5'11', with a shaved head. He is known to wear a cowboy hat, black cowboy boots and a jacket with tassels on the sleeve.''

 

[dotr]

rbbm

Search continues for man wanted for murder in deaths of two female relatives in Etobicoke

Toronto police continue to look for a 33-year-old man wanted for murder in connection with the deaths of his two female relatives.

www.cp24.com

"If the public does see Mr. Ayala, please call 9-1-1. Please do not engage with him. Contact us, and we will be there as quickly as possible," Davis said.

Susan Armstrong, who has lived in the area for more than five decades, saw Ayala walk by her house Friday morning with the clothes police mentioned he was last seen wearing. She told CTV News Toronto that she felt "sick."

"Because now it concerns me if he has not been found that he's in some of these garden sheds, and he'll still show up. So we'll keep our doors locked. That's for sure," Armstrong said.

Another neighbour, Zelia Vouloukos, also saw Ayala Friday.

"I got like the creeps because I'm sitting on my porch, and he's just walking up and down the street, and he's talking to himself, and then he disappears," Vouloukos told CTV News Toronto.

Davis said it was too early in the investigation to determine the motive.''

 

[Snoopster]

Toronto police release new photo of man wanted for murder in deaths of two relatives

Police have not identified the women, aged 82 and 60, but neighbours told CTV News Toronto that Ayala lived with his grandmother Colleen and mother Sherry.

So it sounds like he killed his mother and grandmother.
Rest in peace Colleen and Sherry.

And they still haven't located Joseph yet.

According the the video at the link below, he has mental health issues and wouldn't always take his medication.
Toronto murder suspect still at large

 

[Snoopster]

Wow. This is so, so sad. That poor mother....scared of her son and rightfully so.

Over the years, the neighbour said the mother confided in her that she and Ayala would fight, and she could tell that the younger woman was scared just by the way she would talk about the arguments.

She also recalled, maybe a year ago, seeing the suspect being arrested in the middle of the night after her dog had woken her up barking. She said she saw Ayala in handcuffs and going into a police cruiser, as well as an officer who appeared to be holding what looked like a sword that had been confiscated from the home, she said.

Police still searching for man wanted in Etobicoke killings as neighbours mourn loss of two women

 

[JennieM]

Over the years, the neighbour [who asked not to be named over concerns for her safety] said the mother confided in her that she and Ayala would fight, and she could tell that the younger woman was scared just by the way she would talk about the arguments.

She also recalled, maybe a year ago, seeing the suspect being arrested in the middle of the night after her dog had woken her up barking. She said she saw Ayala in handcuffs and going into a police cruiser, as well as an officer who appeared to be holding what looked like a sword that had been confiscated from the home, she said.

Another neighbour, Florence Duro, also said he would see the younger woman and Ayala having loud arguments. He said he last saw the older woman on Thursday afternoon when he helped her carry her groceries home.

A resident who lives around the corner, Mike Cabral, said […] he saw Ayala earlier this month, walking down the street with cowboy boots on, “screaming,” although he couldn’t make out what he was saying.

Lynda Robinson […] described the suspect as “strange” but “not bad” a person who would simply walk past when Robinson would greet him.

Police still searching for man wanted in Etobicoke killings as neighbours mourn loss of two women

Police say they were called to a house on Silvercrest Avenue near Sheldon Avenue around 1 p.m. on Friday and on arrival, they found two women injured and “beyond help.” Both of them died on scene.

www.thestar.com

ETA: Sorry @Snoopster, I was writing my post when you posted yours.

 

[dotr]

Aug 25, 2024
33-year-old Joseph Ayala is wanted on charges of second degree murder.

 

[JennieM]

Man wanted in deaths of mother, grandmother

Joseph Ayala is wanted in connection to the deaths of his mother and grandmother in Etobicoke.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[JennieM]

Police held a press conference to provide an update to the nervous community.
Joseph Ayala, 33, is sought by police and is on the run.

[…]

If you see him call 22 Division at 416-808-2200 or 911.

Police manhunt underway for suspect sought for killing two women in Alderwood

torontonewswire.com

 

[Snoopster]

If he's still wearing his fringe jacket and cowboy hat he will stand out. It was pretty warm today. No one else would have been dressed like that in the heat. Unfortunately no photos of him with a shaved head have been released (or simply don't exist).
I'm sure extended family are nervous, and rightly so. (I believe extended family called LE for a welfare check and that is how the victims were found.)