Police believe the suspect in the death of a Toronto mother has fled Canada

TORONTO – Police say the man suspected of fatally shooting a 44-year-old Toronto woman is believed to have fled the country.

They say 19-year-old Ahmed Ali is the latest of three suspects police have identified in connection with the broad daylight shooting that killed Carolina Huebner-Makurat.

Det. Sergeant. Henri Marsman, who police say is accused of murder and robbery with a firearm, fled to Somalia shortly after Ali was killed in July 2023.

Police previously arrested Damian Hudson, 32, on charges of second-degree murder and Ahmed Mustafa Ibrahim, 20, on charges of first degree murder and robbery.

According to police, Huebner-Makurat was walking in a Leslieville neighborhood on July 7 when an argument broke out between three men believed to be drug dealers and he was hit by a stray bullet.

Marsman said police believe Ibrahim and Ali were working together to attack Hudson, and then Ali and Hudson exchanged gunfire.

Police also charged a 23-year-old woman who worked at a nearby supervised consumption facility with being an accessory after the fact and obstructing justice.

None of the charges were proven in court.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on February 7, 2024.

Canadian Press