A 19-Year-Old Man Is Wanted For Murder After A Triple Shooting At A North York Soccer Field

The shooting happened over Thanksgiving weekend.

19-year-old shooting suspect, Cristian Cuxum. Right: La Liga Sports Complex.

19-year-old shooting suspect, Cristian Cuxum. Right: La Liga Sports Complex.

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Toronto Police have put out a warrant for the arrest of a 19-year-old man in connection with a fatal, triple shooting over the Thanksgiving long weekend in North York.

Officers were called to La Liga Sports Complex near the Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West area at around 7:20 p.m., where shots had been fired at an indoor soccer field.

Police told Narcity the referee, later identified as 49-year-old Edwin Farley Alvarado Quintero, of Woodbridge, was pronounced dead in hospital. Two other victims were hospitalized and one of them suffered life-threatening injuries.

The suspect in this shooting has now been identified as Cristian Cuxum of Toronto.

He is wanted for second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.

19-year-old Cristian Cuxum.19-year-old Cristian Cuxum.Toronto Police Services

Police are still investigating the shooting and asking anyone that was in the sports arena at the time to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.

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    Stuart McGinn (he/him) was an Editor at Narcity Media. He spent nearly a decade working in radio broadcast journalism before joining the team, covering everything from breaking news to financial markets and sports. Since starting his career in his hometown of Ottawa after attending Algonquin College, Stuart has spent time working in our nation's capital, in Kitchener-Waterloo and in Toronto. If he's not out walking his dog Walter, there's a good chance he's running to train for his next marathon.

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