Toronto Police Investigate Two Homicides After Victims Found Shot Inside Burned Vehicles

Toronto police are investigating two homicides after bodies were found in burning vehicles in Scarborough and Etobicoke late Sept. 21 and early Sept. 22. Autopsies found both victims had been fatally shot before the fires, and investigators believe they were targeted. The Scarborough victim was identified as 32-year-old Marcus Charles; the second victim has not been identified. Charles was found in a rental car, while the other vehicle is believed to have been stolen in the Greater Toronto Area. Police have not established whether the cases are connected and have released no suspect information.
Police said Marcus Charles was identified through fingerprints.
Investigators believe Charles was killed within 24 hours before the vehicle fire.
Police said the second victim’s body was badly burned, and investigators had not yet identified the person.
Investigators are conducting a video canvass around the scenes, and police said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
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