Canadian police say they are continuing to ‘actively investigate’ the deaths of two Tamil youths mown down by a speeding car a month ago and an arrest has been made in the United States in connection with the killings.
Two brothers, Soumiyan Nagulasisgamany, 19, and Chandrasegar Nagulasisgamany, 21, both of Scarborough, Ontario were killed on September 23 by a speeding car following a dispute outside a Waterloo night club. The motorist fled.
On Monday this week, Canadian police in partnership with the FBI’s Fugitive Squad arrested 21-year old Paul Jeyarajah Alexander, originally from Toronto at a residence in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, police said.
“As part of the large scale investigation, police obtained a Canada wide arrest warrant for Alexander charged with two counts of 2nd Degree Murder and two counts of Attempted Murder in relation to alleged offences in the Dearborn Place incident,” a police statement said.
Homicide investigators liaised with the FBI to obtain a Provisional Warrant for execution in the US and Alexander is facing extradition to Canada, it said.
Police have seized a vehicle and it is undergoing expert examination at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto, it added.
“Members of the investigative team continue to work to bring a sense of closure to the Nagulasigamany family and our community,” said Larry Gravill, Chief of Police.
“The efforts and sharing of information between Toronto and Greater Toronto Area police services and the FBI are a tremendous example of integrated law enforcement, and I am proud of their investigative work,” he added.
On Friday, September 23 three Tamil men were struck by a vehicle. The brothers were pronounced dead in hospital. The third man, whom police have identified as the target of the attack, was released the same day from hospital.
People with information in relation to the incident have been requested to contact the Homicide Branch at (519) 653-7700 extension 8669 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Two brothers, Soumiyan Nagulasisgamany, 19, and Chandrasegar Nagulasisgamany, 21, both of Scarborough, Ontario were killed on September 23 by a speeding car following a dispute outside a Waterloo night club. The motorist fled.
On Monday this week, Canadian police in partnership with the FBI’s Fugitive Squad arrested 21-year old Paul Jeyarajah Alexander, originally from Toronto at a residence in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, police said.
“As part of the large scale investigation, police obtained a Canada wide arrest warrant for Alexander charged with two counts of 2nd Degree Murder and two counts of Attempted Murder in relation to alleged offences in the Dearborn Place incident,” a police statement said.
Homicide investigators liaised with the FBI to obtain a Provisional Warrant for execution in the US and Alexander is facing extradition to Canada, it said.
Police have seized a vehicle and it is undergoing expert examination at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto, it added.
“Members of the investigative team continue to work to bring a sense of closure to the Nagulasigamany family and our community,” said Larry Gravill, Chief of Police.
“The efforts and sharing of information between Toronto and Greater Toronto Area police services and the FBI are a tremendous example of integrated law enforcement, and I am proud of their investigative work,” he added.
On Friday, September 23 three Tamil men were struck by a vehicle. The brothers were pronounced dead in hospital. The third man, whom police have identified as the target of the attack, was released the same day from hospital.
People with information in relation to the incident have been requested to contact the Homicide Branch at (519) 653-7700 extension 8669 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
