Canada - Jeremy Vincent Urbina, 22, college student shot dead, Toronto, 11 Dec 2019

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Police to provide update on fatal shooting of 22-year-old OCAD student
December 19, 2019
"Police will hold a press conference this morning to provide an update on their investigation into the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old college student last week.

Jeremy Vincent Urbina, 22, was shot in the parking lot of a housing complex near Finch Avenue and Leslie Street at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 11.
He was pronounced dead on scene.


Jeremy Vincent Urbina is seen in this image. (Toronto Police Service)

Urbina's family have previously told CTV News Toronto that the OCAD student had been studying for an exam earlier in the evening but had decided to go to the supermarket across the street to get food for himself and his mother."

 

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'There's no logic': OCAD student dies after shooting in North York
"The victim has been identified as Jeremy Vincent Urbina, a student at the Ontario College of Art and Design University."

"When Urbina didn't return home after more than 45 minutes, his mother, who did not want to be identified, said she started to feel worried and started calling and texting him.

A little while later, a police officer showed up at her door.

"[He] told me my son is dead, just like that," Urbina's mother told CTV News Toronto. "I can't believe it. I'm still in denial. I'm numb."

Urbina, the youngest of three brothers, was a second-year integrated media student at the university. His family said he loved the arts and theatre.

"He had this very vibrant energy," Urbina's sister-in-law, Tarah Hamilton, said. "He was always very relaxed, didn't take himself too seriously and just wanted people to be happy and be okay."

The family said they believe he was an innocent victim and that they are struggling to understand why anyone would want to harm him."
While his family said nothing can bring Urbina back, they are pleading for help in identifying the suspects. "

"We just want to feel like we can exist in this community, and in this space, without being paranoid that at the wrong moment someone can just come up to you and take your life," Hamilton said.
"It's just not fair."

Toronto Police Service :: News Release #46198
Homicide
416-808-7400
Case #: 2019-2390277

 

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TorontoPolice Homicide #67 News Conferecne | LiveStream | Thurs. Dec 19th @ 10:30am

 

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‘Calloused, cowardly and evil incarnate,’ cop says shooter was looking for 1st person he saw
"Calloused, cowardly and evil incarnate,’ cop says shooter was looking for 1st person he saw"
A 22-year-old OCAD student was just taking some trash out on a cold December evening when a masked suspects shot him numerous times from behind, a killing a veteran homicide detective said Thursday is among one of the most monstrous he’s ever dealt with.

Just after 8 p.m. on Dec. 11, Jeremy Vincent Urbina, an integrated media student at the downtown university, was putting on winter clothes to trudge out to the dumpster near his home in the Sparroway Complex, near Finch Avenue East and Leslie Street.

Det.-Sgt. Terry Browne said that at the same time, two masked males clad in black were wandering through the common areas of Urbina’s complex, on what he believes was a deadly hunt for anyone in their way."
"Police were called by 8:08 p.m. and when they arrived, they found Urbina suffering from gunshot wounds in the “double digits.”

The two suspects, one sporting a pink mask over the lower portion of his face, appeared to flee the scene on foot in an unknown direction."

Global News

 

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Could it be related to:

Two men injured after shooting near Leslie and Finch

Two men have been injured after a shooting in North York.

It happened around 2:45 p.m. in a building at Tree Sparroway, near Leslie Street and Finch Avenue.

Police said the two victims, who suffered gunshot wound in the leg, have been taken to a hospital

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Two people were injured after a shooting near Finch and Leslie on Sunday. (Kelly Linehan/CP24)


Toronto police are investigating after two men were shot in the leg near Leslie and Finch on Sunday, (Kelly Linehan/CP24)

No suspect information have been released.

Duty Insp. Norm Proctor said the shooting has "earmarks of gang activity" and a particular unit in the building was "targeted.

 

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List for all the people shot at link.
Dec 31 2019
With 292 people shot, 2019 comes to a close as Toronto’s bloodiest year on record for overall gun violence | The Star
"Toronto’s bloodiest year for gun violence is coming to a close.

It started early on Jan. 1, 2019, when a man was shot at Oakwood Avenue and Vaughan Road. He was rushed to a trauma centre and survived.

And the violence continued until the last day of the year, with a double shooting near Jane Street and Finch Avenue West in the early hours of New Year’s Eve, and another man shot and killed in the evening. The two victims of the first shooting, both men, were rushed to hospital in serious condition. The victim of the second died in hospital after being shot in Scarborough at Neilson Road and Crow Trail, near Finch Avenue East.

As of 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, 292 people had been killed or injured in shootings in the city, 56 more than the previous year, which itself set a record for the most people shot in police data that goes back 15 years."

 

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New video released..

Dec 11 2020
Phone: 416-808-7400
Case #: 2019-2390277
Toronto Police Service :: News Release #48754
''Homicide investigators have released new video footage on the one year anniversary of Jeremy Vincent Urbina's death.

Detective Sergeant Terry Browne and Detective Colin Stewart have released the new video to mark one year since the killing of the 22-year-old and find justice for Jeremy and his family.

On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at approximately 8 p.m., officers responded to a call for a shooting in the Finch Avenue and Leslie Avenue area.

Upon arrival, officers located Jeremy on the ground with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two suspects had their faces concealed and were last seen running westbound near Finch Avenue, west of Leslie Street.

They are described as:

Suspect #1 was wearing a dark-coloured hoody and dark-coloured pants

Suspect #2 was wearing all dark clothing


In a bid to generate witness information, a previous news conference was held.

Homicide investigators continue to urge the public to come forward with information and tips, no matter how insignificant they may seem.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.''