Investigators were granted permission by the courts to release the identity and description of the suspect even though he is a minor.
Investigators say he has no fixed address but believe he has ties to the Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue area in Toronto. Police have identified a 17-year-old as a suspect in the shooting. “The motive for the attack is still under investigation, it doesn’t appear at this point to be a planned attack.” “He was senselessly shot and killed,” said Det.-Sgt. Investigators said he was fatally shot while working inside the casino. The victim was identified as 34-year-old Michael Ferdinand, who was a security guard at the resort. A man was found at the scene with a life-threatening gunshot wound and was later pronounced dead in hospital. Officers were called to the entertainment complex in the early morning hours of Oct. 7, investigators from Durham Regional Police say a 17-year-old is wanted for second-degree murder in the fatal shooting at Pickering Casino Resort on Thanksgiving. In an update into the investigation on Nov. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a teen suspect in connection with the shooting death of a security guard at a Pickering casino last month.
