Police identify victim of drive-by shooting
Police have identified a victim in one of two fatal shootings in Toronto early Sunday morning and are appealing to the public for help locating a vehicle they believe was involved. Jenas Nyarko, 31, of Toronto, was sitting in the back of a car with three friends when a car drove by and someone inside fired a single shot at the vehicle, striking her, Det. David Dickinson said Sunday afternoon. Paramedics received a call for the shooting at 2 a.m. and found Nyarko with life-threatening injuries on Replin Rd., near Allen Rd. and Lawrence Ave. W. She was taken to hospital, where she later died. Police have released footage of the shooting in the hopes of identifying any suspects. “There’s nothing in Jenas’s past which would indicate that she could be the intended target,” Dickinson said. “It would appear this is a case of (people) coming from one neighbourhood into another and shooting the first person they see.” Nyarko immigrated to Cana- da in 2001 from Ghana. She lived alone and worked at a shelter, according to Dickinson. Police released footage and a description of the suspected car, which is described as a 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX SUV, silver or grey in colour, with a sunroof. Police have not released descriptions of possible suspects. The suspects fled and fired off more shots in the area of Flemington Rd. and Blossomfield Dr. before leaving the neighbourhood, police said.