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Two people found in separate burning vehicles were killed beforehand: Toronto police

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Alhmidi, M. (2026, September 25). Two people found in separate burning vehicles were killed beforehand: Toronto police. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/two-people-found-in-separate-burning-vehicles-were-killed-beforehand-toronto-police/article_2abac8c9-fd7d-536e-99a2-224b6deaf62c.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-25 · by Maan Alhmidi
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Toronto police reported that two individuals discovered in separate burning vehicles across different parts of the city had been killed prior to their vehicles being set ablaze. The first incident occurred near Rouge National Urban Park in the northeast part of Toronto around 11:30 p.m. on Monday.
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Toronto police are investigating two separate incidents involving the discovery of bodies inside burning vehicles, one on Monday night and another early Tuesday morning. The first body was found just before 11:30 p.m. in a vehicle near Reesor Road and Steeles Avenue in the northeast corner of Toronto, close to Rouge National Urban Park. Around 90 minutes later, at approximately 12:55 a.m., another body was discovered in James Garden Park in Etobicoke.

The first victim has been identified as Marcus Charles, aged 32, while the second is Mohamud Kheyre, 30. Both cases are being treated as homicides; police believe both individuals were killed before their vehicles were set on fire. The investigation remains open to determine if there is a connection between these deaths.

Det.-Sgt. Henri Marsman of the Homicide and Missing Persons Unit will provide an update regarding the ongoing investigation at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

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Toronto police say two people who were found in burning vehicles overnight on opposite ends of the city earlier this week were targeted and killed before they were burned.
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2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Two people found in separate burning vehicles were killed beforehand: Toronto police · assertive framing
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Two people found in burning cars at opposite ends of Toronto were murdered, police say · assertive framing

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Toronto police say two people who were found in burning vehicles overnight on opposite ends of the city earlier this week were targeted and killed before they were burned. asserted
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Police say the first body was found in a burning vehicle in the city’s northeast corner around Rouge National Urban Park just before 11:30 p.m. on Monday. asserted
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