Two people are facing murder and arson charges in relation to a Richmond Hill house fire that killed an 11-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman, according to police. Camille Hall Camille Netricia Hall, 42, and Smart George Idemudia Junior Obanor, 30, are charged with two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder, York Regional Police announced on Thursday.
The Special Investigations Unit had been looking into the shooting that took place in the early morning of June 11 in a condominium complex on Buchanan Drive. The SIU says York Regional Police officers were investigating a disturbance at a unit and they knocked on the door several times while hearing "concerning sounds" coming from inside. The watchdog says a building security guard unlocked the door and the officers saw a woman lying face down on a massage table, uninjured.
York Regional Police say the home invasion was targeted, but they have released few details about the incident and have not confirmed that there was a shooting. In a news release on Sunday, police said they responded to a residence in the area of Andreeta Drive and Barons Street for a report of a home invasion shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, police said they found a man suffering from trauma to his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The homicide unit of the York Regional Police is investigating after a person died at a residence early Sunday in Vaughan. Officers responded to a call about an injured person at a residence near Andreeta Drive and Barons Street at around 1 a.m., York Regional Police said in a social media post. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.