Three males accused of attempted murder in King shooting

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Three males, including two from Toronto, face attempted murder charges after a shooting Thursday morning in the Township of King.

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Just before 8 a.m., a York Regional Police officer was conducting traffic control in the area of Bathurst St. and Bloomington Rd. when he heard the sound of gunshots and quickly responded to the scene. A man told the officer he saw two men dressed in dark clothing in his backyard and there was an exchange of gunfire.

One of the men was hit but they all fled the scene before cops arrived. Later, police were told a man had arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds that were not considered life-threatening. He has since been released from hospital.

Charged with attempted murder are Thierry Krnic, 57, of the Township of King; Rigan Ricardo Estick, 19, of Toronto; and an unnamed male youth, 17, from Toronto. The charges against Estick and the youth were upgraded from discharging a firearm.

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Investigators are looking for any additional video surveillance or dashcam footage from the area and asking for anyone with information about the incident to call police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7141, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

OPP SEIZE FOUR HANDGUNS, $120K IN CASH IN TECUMSEH

Two people face more than 50 gun and drug charges after an investigation into cocaine and opioid trafficking by the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau in Essex County.

The OCEB began the investigation in July before executing a search warrant with the Essex County OPP Community Street Crime Unit in Tecumseh on Tuesday. As a result, cops allegedly seized four handguns, one that was loaded, a conducted energy weapon, suspected cocaine with a street value of $20,000, approximately 5,700 oxycodone tablets and $120,000 in Canadian money.

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Refaat Farris, 47, of Tecumseh is facing 30 charges — possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order (four counts); careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition (four counts); possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose (four counts); unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm (four counts); knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm (four counts); possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition (four counts); unauthorized possession of a weapon; possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine (two counts); and possession for the purpose of trafficking opioid (two counts).

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He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor on Oct. 1.

Khadije Farris, 69, or Tecumseh was charged with 26 offences — careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition (four counts); possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose (four counts); unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm (four counts); knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm (four counts); possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition (four counts); unauthorized possession of a weapon; possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine (two counts); and possession for the purpose of trafficking opioid (two counts).

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor today (Sept. 27).

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