The Ottawa Police Service has laid murder charges against a 29-year-old suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in Lowertown nearly four years ago.
L Ndongozi Nkunzimana, 20, also known as Tyson Loris, was killed after being shot on York Street outside St. Anne Catholic Elementary School on July 4, 2021. Another 18-year-old victim was seriously injured.
Ottawa police launched an investigation and issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Haybe Farhan Aden in connection with the shooting.
Police confirm Aden was arrested on Tuesday after re-entering Canada through Toronto Pearson Airport from Mexico.
“The whole family and community is very happy,” said Tyson’s father Jooris Ndongozi Nkunzimana, reacting to the arrest on Wednesday.
He says his son was a “good boy” with a “good heart” and that nearly four years after his death, it’s still difficult to talk about.
In the wake of his son’s death, Jooris created Tyson Dream, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence, which he says is having an impact.
“Sometimes we have testimony from some people who go to drugs, go to gangs, sometimes they… told us what’s happened to them and now they start to stop,” he said.
“We try to check how we can help each other to not follow the bad way.”
Aden was returned to Ottawa and was charged with second degree murder and attempted murder. He appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon.
Anyone with information about this or any other homicide is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.
With files from CTV News Ottawa’s Katie Griffin
