Malique's Murder: A Scarborough Tragedy

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. On a Sunday morning, December 3rd, 2017, a Toronto homicide detective got the call at 10 44 AM, about a 21-year-old, named Malik Ellis shot dead in a third floor hallway of an apartment building near Markham Road and Eglinton Avenue in Scarborough. It was rare for a fresh murder on a Sunday, but the team jumped in fast, with Detective Chris Rool leading and others grabbing witness notes right away. The detective knew the name. Malik's older brother had been arrested exactly 10 years earlier for another east end shooting that ended in an attempted murder plea. Theories like payback floated, but evidence ruled today, meanwhile, the squad juggled this while prepping a big serial killer probe on Bruce MacArthur, keeping everyone stretched thin. Forensics hit the scene soon, led by a top expert the detective trusted from uniform days. The young security officer struggled with the grim sight and smell, a reminder that even

1:02Vets questioned their path after decades of bodies over 80, murders in 13 years on the squad. It took a month and a half, pushing through Christmas, but detectives Jason Brady and Samir Patel tracked the suspects car on video for 60, kilometers west to a Mississauga condo. Hanok Mabratu had driven in that morning, knocked, executed Malik and headed home. He got nabbed January 19th and convicted of first degree murder. Gun violence tore that family apart. Malik's twin Malcolm gunned down four years later, just blocks away, their other brother convicted on the dealing. End. Cases like this hit hard, showing how one bullet ripples through lives in the city.