Toronto man charged with murder as victim identified in Scarborough shooting

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Hakim El Mozazi, 28, facing other charges as well

Published Jul 08, 2026 • 1 minute read

A 28-year-old Toronto man is accused of murder after a double shooting on Monday in Scarborough left another man dead and the alleged shooter with critical injuries.

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Toronto Police first responded to what ended up being a sprawling crime scene on Monday just after 3:15 p.m. in the Victoria Park Ave.-Hwy. 401 area, where a man was found with gunshot wounds near an apartment building on Terraview Blvd.

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They said the man, who has since been identified as Levon Byers, 32, of Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cops then received a shooting call in the Victoria Park-Sheppard Ave. E. area, about 1 km north of the original crime scene, where a man who had been operating a vehicle was found near a TD Bank branch with gunshot wounds before being transported to a hospital in critical condition.

A firearm was allegedly found in the vehicle, police said, and the man is now in serious but stable condition.

No other suspects sought

Duty Insp. Jonathan Rose said at the time that the incidents were related, but offered few details other than that no suspects were being sought after the shooting and that there was no danger to the public.

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Police have since identified the second victim as Hakim El Mozazi, who was originally charged with possession of a firearm without holding a licence, possession of a restricted firearm knowingly not holding a licence, occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm inside and possession of a loaded regulated firearm.

He was then charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday in connection with the city’s 17th homicide of the year.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.

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