Two men facing murder charges in fatal shooting

18-year-old victim was gunned down by intruders in his Hall Avenue home

Two Windsor men — one 19 years old, the other 18 — have been charged with first-degree murder in relation to a fatal shooting that happened last weekend in a house on Hall Avenue.

Cody Kennedy, 19, and Raul Huezo, 18, remain in custody. Windsor police disclosed the names of the accused on Thursday.

Kennedy was arrested on Sept. 8, the day of the shooting. Huezo was arrested on Wednesday. Members of the Windsor police tactical team and the province’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement squad located Huezo with two other males at the Howard Johnson hotel at 2530 Ouellette Ave., around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The two other males were released without charges.

The major crimes branch is continuing to investigate, but police said they’re not seeking any other direct suspects in the homicide case.

Darrion Moffatt, 18, was found in a home at 327 Hall Ave., during the early morning hours of Sept. 8 after suffering from a critical gunshot wound to his head. According to a GoFundMe campaign on his family’s behalf, Moffatt was clinically brain dead as a result of the wound.

He was taken off life support systems and died in hospital on Sept. 10.

His organs have since been harvested and donated to five people in need, following a decision by his mother, Carolyn Crankshaw. Moffatt’s death is the sixth homicide investigation by Windsor police in 2018, and the third fatality by gun violence in the city so far this year.

Police said Thursday that Huezo is now facing an additional charge in connection with another violent crime — the stabbing of a man in downtown Windsor on Aug. 6. That incident took place on Ouellette Avenue at Park Street, shortly after 1 a.m. According to police, a man became concerned about two males who appeared to be following another male. When the concerned citizen intervened and asked what was happening, one of the males drew a knife and stabbed him.

The 22-year-old victim was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital, but his injury wasn’t life-threatening. Surveillance camera images released by Windsor police showed two males running from the scene.

Police said Thursday that both of the males were identified, but further investigation determined that only one was directly involved in the stabbing.

Huezo has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with the Aug. 6 incident.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call detectives at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830. Anonymous tips can be made via Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 or www.catchcrooks.com.