TENZIN RECHIN was killed by a gunman. Courtesy photo.
A man charged by Toronto Police with the shooting death of Tenzin Rinchen and the wounding of another man in a Mimico waterfront park is facing five gun related offences including second degree murder.
Nelson Okoth, 20, was arrested on September 19 four days after police were alerted to the 8:24 p.m. sound of gunshots at the Mimico Waterfront Park, in the Mimico Avenue and Lake Shore Blvd. W. area.
SUSPECT Nelso Okoth faces some serious charges.
Police arrived to find two victims suffering from life-threatening injuries.
Rinchen, 19, originally of Tibet, was fatally shot. The other young man shot is expected to survive.
SCENE OF the double shooting. Photo courtesy CTV NEWS.
Okoth has been charged with failing to comply with a release order, unauthorized possession of a restricted weapon, unauthorized possession of a prohibited device and possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition.
His charges were updated to include second-degree murder and attempted murder.
Police have not said what the relationship is, if any, between the two victims and the suspect.
A court date for Okoth is pending.
Police continue to ask anyone with information to contact homicide investigators at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).