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'You're just a coward': Toronto police release video of 2 gunmen in Etobicoke murder

Toronto police have released security camera video and photos of two suspects in the murder of an "innocent man" on Friday night in Etobicoke.

Pair are believed to have killed Nnamdi Ogba, 26, whom police describe as an 'innocent' man

Toronto police have released security camera video and photos of two suspects in the fatal shooting of a man described by police as 'innocent' on Friday night in Etobicoke. Here they are after getting out of a vehicle on Scarlettwood Court. (Toronto Police Service)

Toronto police have released security camera video and photos of two suspectsin the murder of an innocent manwho was killed while walking to his parked car on Friday nightin Etobicoke.

Det. Jason Shankaran, of Toronto police's homicide squad, said police are hoping members of the public who see the images can help detectives to identify the two men responsible for the shooting deathof Nnamdi Ogba, 26, of Toronto.

Police also released photos of the getaway vehicle.

Ogba, an electrical engineer, was fatally shot in the back several times onScarlettwoodCourt, nearScarlettRoad and Lawrence Avenue West, on Friday shortly after 11:00p.m.
Nnamdi Ogba, 26, of Toronto, was shot to death on Friday night while walking to his parked car. He was an electrical engineer. He had no criminal record and no known gang affiliations. He was supposed to get married soon. (Toronto Police Service)

Officers found him without vital signs lying on the groundand Toronto paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.Ogba, who had afiancee,was going to bemarried soon.

Police have said the shooters were armed with handguns. No weapons have been recovered.

ShankaransaidOgba, who did not have a criminal record or any known gangaffiliations, did not know his killers and they, in turn, did not have any interaction withOgbabefore ambushing him from behind.

The detective described the killing as cowardly.

"You're not so brave. You're just a coward,"Shankaransaid on Monday.

The video clips, which wereobtained by police fromToronto Community Housing, showthe gunmen exiting from the passenger side of what looks like a newer model Nissan Rouge SUVthat has pulled up and stopped.

The video clips then showthe pairapproaching the victimandrunning away after opening fire. Police obtained video showing the scene before and afterthe murder from three different angles.

Shankaran said Ogba, shortly before he was shot to death on the street,had left a building after visiting some friends there. The killers fled on foot from the scene and jumped in the SUV, which was waiting for them in the Scarlettwood Court community housing complex area.

Shankaranurged members of the public to pay particular attention to the clothing worn by the killers, and the two men themselves.

"I think these suspects are going to be very familiar to those thatknow them. And I ask that you look into your heart at this particular situation. The situation is not one gang member shooting another.It's an innocent man being gunned down walking to his cargoing to seehis fiancee," he said.

"In this instance, Mr. Ogba did nothing to bring this onto himself.The evidence that we have in front of us tells that Mr. Ogba'slifestyle, his activities, anything he did prior to, did not lead to this particular incident. The only thing that led to his death was simply walking out of that building at that particular time and place and having these two individuals meet with him in that particular parking lot."

Police released 10 photos of the two suspects and five photos of the getaway vehicle.
This is a security camera image of the vehicle used in the homicide. (Toronto Police Service)

Shankaran said investigators believe the two gunmen were not residents ofthe area and harboured "animosity" towardthe neighbourhood.

ScarlettwoodCourthas seen its share of violence committed bypeoplefrom other neighbourhoods who have come into the community to avenge perceive slights. Residents from the housing complex as well have been arrested for acts ofviolencein other areas, he said.

Shankaransaid the death might be an act of revenge.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online atwww.222tips.com, or text TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637).

Ogbais Toronto's 12th homicide victim of the year.

The suspects are walking toward the victim in this photo. (Toronto Police Service)
This is another security camera image of the suspects. Both are believed to have had handguns. (Toronto Police Service)