Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit would like to thank the media, the public and the Calgary Police Fugitive Team for their assistance in locating a second suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in the City of Vaughan.
On Monday, January 26, 2026, at approximately 1 p.m., officers were called to a commercial plaza in the area of Winges Road and Rowntree Dairy Road after receiving reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, a male was located in front of a business with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Isaiah Thomas BADGER, 19, was located by the Calgary Police Fugitive Team.
His charges include First-Degree Murder and Arson Causing Damage to Property.
York Regional Police would also like to thank the Toronto Police Service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police E Division, and K Division, the Calgary Police Service, the Edmonton Police Service, the Vancouver Police Service, the Abbottsford Police Service and the Surrey Police Service for assisting in this investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Homicide Unit by calling 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7865, or email the Homicide Unit at homicide@yrp.ca. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS or visiting www.1800222tips.com.
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Prepared by: Constable Kevin Nebrija
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March 20, 2026
