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Man charged with 1st-degree murder after weekend shooting

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-oldMakayla Zanae Roxburgh-Carpinoin north Toronto, police say.

Makayla Zanae Roxburgh-Carpino, 20, was fatally shot in early morning hours Saturday

Makayla Zanae Roxburgh-Carpino, 20, poses for a photograph.
Makayla Zanae Roxburgh-Carpino, 20, was shot and killed in the Eglinton Avenue West and Northcliffe Boulevard on May 11, 2024. A 27-year-old Vaughan man was charged with first-degree murder in her death. (Toronto Police Service handout)

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-oldMakayla Zanae Roxburgh-Carpinoin north Toronto, police say.

The 27-year-old Vaughan man was arrested and appeared in court for a bail hearing on Sunday, police said in a news release.

Officers were initially called to the area of Eglinton Avenue West and NorthcliffeBoulevardshortly after 5 a.m. Saturday for reports of gunfire.

They foundRoxburgh-Carpinowith gunshot wounds, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to contact Toronto police investigators or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.

Photograph showing a police van outside an apartment building in Toronto
Toronto police at the scene of the fatal shooting in the morning hours of May 11, 2024. (Spencer Gallichan-Lowe/CBC News)