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Man charged with 1st‑degree murder after fatal shooting on GO bus at Yorkdale terminal

Tyrel Gibson, 40, was charged after a fatal shooting on a GO Transit bus, marking Toronto's first homicide of 2026, police said.

  • Toronto police announced on Jan. 7, 2026 that Tyrel Gibson, 40, of Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder.
  • Investigators say officers were called around 7 p.m. on Jan. 4 after reports of a shooting, and both men boarded the bus moments earlier, with police not releasing a motive or relationship.
  • Police allege the suspect shot the victim while the GO Transit vehicle was at the platform, then fled on foot; Toronto police performed life‑saving measures but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • A short time later officers located and arrested a 40‑year‑old suspect and recovered a firearm, and the accused appeared in court on Monday, Toronto police news release says.
  • The killing is Toronto's first homicide of 2026 and occurred at the Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal next to Yorkdale Shopping Centre in North York.
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Police ID victim in fatal GO bus shooting as 46-year-old man from Nigeria

A 40-year-old Toronto man is accused of fatally shooting a man on a GO bus in North York Sunday night, police say. Police have identified the victim as Osemwengie Irorere, 46, of Nigeria.

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Man charged with murder in deadly GO bus shooting has lengthy criminal record

Toronto police say a 40-year-old man has now been charged in the fatal shooting of a Nigerian man on a GO bus near Yorkdale mall over the weekend.

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Man charged with 1st‑degree murder in Yorkdale GO bus shooting

Toronto police have made an arrest after a man was shot and killed on a GO Transit bus at the Yorkdale Bus Terminal.

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Man charged with first-degree murder in Toronto bus shooting: police

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Nigerian man killed in Canada bus terminal shooting

The Toronto Police Service in Canada has confirmed the death of a 46-year-old Nigerian man following a shooting at a bus terminal in Toronto, Canada.Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at the Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal, located around Yorkdale Road and Allen Road.Providing an update on the incident, the Toronto Police Service in a statement on Wednesday, said, “The Toronto Police Ser…

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Suspect identified after fatal shooting at Yorkdale GO bus terminal

A man is charged after a shooting near Toronto's Yorkdale mall, marking the city's first homicide of the year. It happened Sunday around 7 p.m. at the GO bus

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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