A 16-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder after a fight outside a Tim Hortons in north Oshawa Saturday night left a 23-year-old man dead.
Durham Regional Police responded to an armed person call at Simcoe Street and Winchester Road in the city’s north end just after 8 p.m. Saturday.
Officers arrived on scene and located the victim suffering from “traumatic” injuries. He was declared dead at the scene.
The teenage suspect, a Brampton resident, surrendered himself to homicide investigators in Oshawa on Monday and was taken into custody and charged with murder.
He was held for a bail hearing.
Police said Sunday the victim was killed after a fight between two groups outside the coffee shop.
The events leading to Durham’s third homicide of 2026 unfolded a short time earlier when two groups of males “engaged in a physical altercation outside of the Tim Hortons,” police said.
“During that altercation, the victim suffered fatal injuries. The suspect and several other males fled on foot south and east of the Tim Hortons,” police said in a news release.
An extensive search, including by the force’s helicopter and K9 unit, turned up no sign of the culprits.
This is believed to be an isolated incident, with no threat to public safety, police added.
Anyone who was in the area between 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. who has cell phone, dash cam, surveillance footage, or any information is asked to contact Det. Laura Middleton of the DRPS Homicide Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5418.
Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.
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