On Saturday, September 8, 2012, at approximately 12:30 a.m., police responded to a call for a shooting on Fawcett Trail.
See previous release.
As a result of the ongoing investigation, it was alleged that:
- shortly after Abdulaziz Farah's death, the suspect drove the victim's car away from the scene
- the car was recovered in Scarborough the next day
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, Liban Omar, then 18, of Ajax, was arrested.
He was charged with:
1) First-Degree murder
It is further alleged that:
- the victim and the suspect were known to each other
- the suspect drove the victim's car to a location in Ajax and became stuck in mud
- the car was freed, possibly with the assistance of a tow truck
On Saturday, November 23, 2013, investigators conducted a ground search in Ajax. The area is approximately eight acres of partially developed land, east of Harwood Avenue, south of Rossland Road.
The search, co-ordinated by the Toronto Police Service Public Safety and Emergency Management Unit, involved officers from 42 Division, Forensic Identification Services, Marine Unit, Auxiliary Unit, Durham Regional Police, and the Ontario Volunteer Emergency Response Team.
Any tow-operators, or anyone who provided assistance dislodging a black, four-door, 2006 Acura TL with chrome rims and Ontario licence plate BMEP 115, on Saturday, September 8, 2012, or anyone with information, is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
See previous release.
As a result of the ongoing investigation, it was alleged that:
- shortly after Abdulaziz Farah's death, the suspect drove the victim's car away from the scene
- the car was recovered in Scarborough the next day
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, Liban Omar, then 18, of Ajax, was arrested.
He was charged with:
1) First-Degree murder
It is further alleged that:
- the victim and the suspect were known to each other
- the suspect drove the victim's car to a location in Ajax and became stuck in mud
- the car was freed, possibly with the assistance of a tow truck
On Saturday, November 23, 2013, investigators conducted a ground search in Ajax. The area is approximately eight acres of partially developed land, east of Harwood Avenue, south of Rossland Road.
The search, co-ordinated by the Toronto Police Service Public Safety and Emergency Management Unit, involved officers from 42 Division, Forensic Identification Services, Marine Unit, Auxiliary Unit, Durham Regional Police, and the Ontario Volunteer Emergency Response Team.
Any tow-operators, or anyone who provided assistance dislodging a black, four-door, 2006 Acura TL with chrome rims and Ontario licence plate BMEP 115, on Saturday, September 8, 2012, or anyone with information, is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.