Toronto Police Name Suspect in Bridle Path Mansion Attack That Shot CEO and His Daughters
Toronto police have named a suspect in the violent home invasion that left a real estate chief executive and his two daughters shot and his wife struck with a hammer [1]. The suspect is Daijohn Richards, 23, of Toronto [1]. Police say he is wanted in connection with the attack at the family home in the Bridle Path neighbourhood [1].
The attack happened at around 3:45 in the morning on Thursday, October 29 [2]. Three masked men broke into the gated property and went upstairs, where the family was sleeping [1]. Police say the intruders demanded valuables and then opened fire during a struggle with the family [1].
Key facts
Richards is wanted on multiple charges, including three counts of discharging a firearm with intent and three counts of aggravated assault [1]. The charges also include robbery with a firearm, assault with a weapon, and break and enter [1]. Police believe Richards was shot in the shoulder by one of the other intruders during the chaos [1].
The victims are David Morton, 75, the head of Toronto-based MAC Group, and his wife, Doriana Zohil-Morton, 64, the company president [2]. Their daughters, Maggie Zohil-Morton and Cristina Zohil-Morton, were also attacked [2]. Morton and one daughter were shot in the leg, while the other daughter was shot under the arm [2]. Doriana Zohil-Morton was struck with a hammer [2].
Two of the four family members suffered life-altering injuries and remained in hospital, Toronto Police Service Inspector Kristy Smith said [2]. The other two suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening [2]. The intruders carried handguns and a hammer and entered through a back door, Smith told reporters [2].
The home is valued at 2.1 million dollars and sits in the Bridle Path, one of Toronto's most affluent neighbourhoods [2]. The MAC Group is a family-owned business with divisions in real estate, hospitality and corporate housing [2]. Cristina Zohil-Morton runs an immigration law firm, Zohil-Morton Law [2].
Context
Police had earlier described the three intruders as armed and dangerous and said the force's Hold-Up Squad was investigating [3]. The men wore hoodies and ski masks, and police said they were believed to be around 20 years old [3]. Investigators are examining a possible robbery motive, though it remains unclear whether the intruders escaped with anything [2].
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she was deeply troubled by the violent home invasion in the Bridle Path neighbourhood [3]. Police responded to the home on Hyde Park Circle after reports of a shooting at around 3:45 in the morning on October 29 [3]. The naming of a suspect is the first major public development in the case since the attack [1].
What happens next
Police are still seeking the two other intruders, and Richards remains wanted [1]. Anyone with information is urged to contact Toronto police or the Hold-Up Squad [3]. The investigation continues, and further charges or arrests may follow as police piece together what happened inside the home [1].
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