Two of Toronto’s most recent murder victims were laid to rest Saturday, while police are busy trying to track down their killers.
Chris Thompson, 35, was gunned down inside his Malvern barber shop on Jan. 24. in what police say was a targeted attack.
The long-time barber and father of two was cutting a customer's hair at the shop in Malvern Town Centre in Scarborough when he was shot several times at point-blank range around 12:45 p.m.
"There's no doubt this was a very cool, cold-blooded crime," said Det.-Sgt. Dan Nielsen. "The shooter was very discriminating. There was no other people shot. It's very clear that he was targeting Chris."
Police are searching for one suspect described as dark-skinned and between five feet eight and five feet 10,who was last seen fleeing on foot north through the parking lot of 31 Tapscott Rd., toward McLevin Avenue.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward, including the man who was getting his hair cut by Thompson when he was shot.
Meanwhile, friends and family also said goodbye to Anthony Spencer on Saturday.
Spencer, 23, was gunned down inside a Scarborough recording studio on Brimley Road, near Lawrence, in the early morning hours of Jan. 21.
A group of friends who police say were also in the studio drove Spencer to Scarborough General Hospital, dropping him off at the emergency ward before taking off.
Investigators say two “persons of interest” have been arrested, but they still want to speak with a woman who was with them at the recording studio on the night of Spencer’s murder.
The woman is described as black with a light complexion, possibly biracial, five-feet tall and about 100 pounds. She has a petite frame and dark hair worn in a ponytail. She was wearing tight jeans with a jacket and hooded sweatshirt underneath. She was carrying a large dark shoulder bag that had two large pockets on the side.
Spencer's death is connected to the three drive-by shootings in Malvern, according to police. He leaves behind a three-year-old daughter.
"He was somebody. He has a family. He’s not just a name in a newspaper. He’s my baby brother," said Spencer’s sister Susan.