Posted on Friday May 03, 2024
Investigators with York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged a man in connection with 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.
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, a suspect was charged. Further suspects are being sought and the investigation is ongoing.
Charged: - Andrew DOUGLAS, 27, of City of Markham
| Charges: - Weapons Dangerous
- Possession of Property Under $5,000
- Possession of Property Over $5,000
- Discharge Firearm x4
- Careless Use of Firearm x4
- Use Firearm x4
- Mischief Over $5,000 x2
- Mischief Under Under $5,000 x2
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x 2
- Possession of Loaded Firearm
- Conspiracy
- Intimidation
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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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May 3, 2024
