Toronto police have made an arrest in connection with a 2023 murder investigation in the city’s Moss Park neighbourhood.
According to investigators, 36-year-old Mohamed Ahmed was gunned down while inside a vehicle at an apartment parking lot near Sherbourne Street and Shuter Street on July 25, 2023. He was located inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The case dominated headlines in the press after it became known that the victim was the brother of Toronto musician, Mustafa the Poet. The singer shas said that his debut album “Dunya” is heavily influenced by the grief of his brother’s death and the violence in his hometown.
For more than two years, investigators have been searching for two suspects who are believed to be responsible for Ahmed’s killing. Both men are said to be from Toronto and among Canada’s most-wanted fugitives.
On Nov. 8, 2025, police provided an update in the case and announced the arrest of 27-year-old Yasir Mohamed. He has been charged with six offences, including murder, unauthorized possession of a firearm, assault with a weapon, possessing a firearm contrary to a prohibition order and two counts of failing to comply with a recognizance order.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Saturday.
Meanwhile, investigators are still searching for the second suspect, 34-year-old Mohammed Abdullahi. Police say he is still at-large and encourage anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact authorities.
