Toronto police said Tuesday that they have arrested two brothers in connection with the late January shooting of a popular Scarborough barber.
Chris Thompson, 35, was killed after one suspect walked into the Cut Creators barber shop at 31 Tapscott Rd. shortly before 1 p.m. on Jan. 24 and opened fire on Thompson from close range as patrons and other employees sat nearby.
Someone was then spotted fleeing the scene through a Malvern Town Centre parking lot.
Police have charged Kevin Perez, 27, and Christopher Perez, 22, both of Toronto with first-degree murder. They also face a number of firearm and drug-related offences.
The accused appeared in a Toronto court on Tuesday.
Three other people also face a number of firearms and other offences unrelated to the homicide.
The arrests came following a joint investigation in Toronto, Ottawa and Orillia.
Police refused to disclose a motive in the case and provided few other details in the case, but said they believe that Kevin Perez was the man captured on video walking into the store before the shooting.
"Unfortunately I can't say specifically what the motive is, but what I can say is that there is a recent history," said Toronto police Det. Dan Nielsen. "There is no good reason for something like this to have happened."
Nielsen said the incident was not gang related.
