Second suspect in July homicide makes court appearance

KITCHENER — Kenneth Morrison, 27, of Kitchener, made a brief court appearance Friday afternoon as he was formally charged with firstdegree murder in the death of Shaun Yorke.

Morrison is the second person charged in Yorke’s death. Officers with Waterloo Regional Police’s major crime unit and the emergency response unit arrested Morrison at a house on Thursday.

Morrison appeared briefly in court Friday afternoon, where he was also charged with robbery with a firearm and one count of forcible confinement.

Morrison, a slim, balding man with a beard and tattoos on the backs of both hands, stood in the prisoner’s box in handcuffs, wearing jeans and a grey hooded sweatshirt.

He is to remain in custody until his next court appearance, a video appearance on Nov. 2.

On Wednesday, Mowafag Saboon, 24, of Kitchener was arrested and charged with more than a dozen criminal offences, including first-degree murder. He made a brief court appearance in Kitchener on Thursday.

Police said both arrested men know each other.

Several of Yorke’s family members and friends were in court Friday, and said they intended to be in court every time there was a proceeding in the case.

Yorke, 45, was found dead inside his townhouse on Elm Ridge Drive on July 8 at about 1:20 a.m. He had been shot.

Waterloo Regional Police continue to investigate the homicide and ask anyone with information to call 519-570-9777 ext. 8666 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.