A man and a woman from Toronto residents are facing charges after a man’s body was found inside a burning vehicle in Scarborough last month. Toronto police say on Sept. 21, just before 11:30 p.m., they responded to a call for a fire near Steeles Avenue East and Reesor Road and located a vehicle on fire in a field. Emergency services responded and a male was found inside the vehicle. The victim, later identified by police as 32-year-old Marcus Charles, of Scarborough, Ont., was pronounced dead on scene. He is the city’s 27th homicide of the year. Investigators subsequently identified three individuals, two men and a woman, allegedly involved in Charles’ murder. On Monday, Toronto police announced the arrest of Rushon Powell and Shakurwa Jeffrey, both 25 and of Toronto. Powell has been charged with first-degree murder, while Jeffrey has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder. The charges have not been tested in court. The accused were scheduled to appear in bail court on Monday morning. The third suspect, identified as 25-year-old Devondre Hall, also of Toronto, remains at-large. He is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder. Police probing second similar incident Toronto police are also investigating a second similar incident that occurred about an hour and a half later in Etobicoke. On Sept. 22, at around 1 a.m., police officers responded to a call for a fire at James Garden Park, near Royal York Road and Edenbridge Drive. In this case, a vehicle was found on fire in a parking lot. Emergency services responded and a male was located inside that vehicle. He was also pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Mohamud Kheyre. His murder is Toronto’s 28th homicide of 2026. Autopsies confirmed that both men suffered fatal gunshot wounds before the vehicles were ignited. Police believe the victims were targeted, and are not saying at this time if the incidents are connected. This homicide investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
