Posted on Thursday April 25, 2024
Investigators with York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are linking a suspect vehicle to four shootings at cinemas across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including York Region.
On January 24, 2024, police were called to a theatre in the area of Highway 7 and East Beaver Creek, in Richmond Hill, after an employee arrived for work and found the glass front entry doors had been shot. The same day, police in Vaughan responded to a similar call at a theatre in the area of Highway 7 and Weston Road.
Investigators believe the same suspects are involved in both occurrences in York Region and in similar shootings that occurred at cinemas in Toronto and Peel Region on the same night.
Vehicle Description
- Silver 2019 Dodge Ram pickup
A video of the suspect vehicle can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/MCJ5MJkmsGY
Police are appealing to anyone with information or who witnessed any suspicious activity in the area to come forward. Investigators would also like to speak with anyone with video surveillance or dashcam footage in the area around the time of these incidents.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-287-5025, ext. 7241, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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Prepared by: Constable Lisa Moskaluk
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April 25, 2024
