Prince Abdul Malik
An 18-year-old Ghanaian, identified by his family as Prince Abdul Malik, has been shot dead in Toronto, Canada.
The shooting occurred on Saturday, November 7, 2026, near the intersection of Rathburn Road and The East Mall in Etobicoke, west of Toronto.
Toronto police have officially identified the victim as Malik Abass, 18, of Mississauga, Ontario.
According to the Toronto Police Service, officers responded to reports of gunfire at about 4:27 p.m. and found the teenager suffering from gunshot wounds.
Emergency services administered first aid at the scene before paramedics rushed him to hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Toronto police confirmed Malik’s death as the city’s 33rd homicide of 2026.
The case has now been classified as a homicide and taken over by the Toronto Police Service’s Homicide and Missing Persons Unit.
Inspector Jeff Allington, who spoke to reporters at the scene on Saturday, said the attackers fled before officers arrived.
“The only description I have in terms of suspects is that they are two male suspects wearing dark clothing,” he said.
As of Monday, November 9, 2026, police have not disclosed a possible motive for the shooting and have not announced any arrests.
Detectives are still working to establish the events leading to the shooting and what prompted the attack.
Police have appealed to residents and drivers in the area to come forward with any security camera or dashcam footage that could help identify the suspects.
Malik’s killing comes just nine days after another young Ghanaian, 15-year-old Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong, was fatally shot in the Bronx, New York, while on his way to school.
The back-to-back deaths of the two Ghanaian teenagers have deepened grief and concern among Ghanaians at home and abroad.
In 2025, 26-year-old Belinda Sarkodie was shot dead in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The incident occurred on Friday, July 11, 2025, at about 5:25 p.m. near Jackson Square shopping mall at the intersection of King Street East and James Street North, while she was waiting at a bus stop.
According to the Hamilton Police Service, Sarkodie was an innocent bystander who was caught in crossfire when a 17-year-old suspect, identified as Mackale Lavoie, allegedly opened fire on a group of three individuals.
The suspect fled the scene northbound on James Street and was the subject of a police manhunt.
Lavoie was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke