Toronto police identify second suspect wanted in Greektown murder

Toronto police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a second man wanted in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Shemar Powell-Flowers in Greektown this past summer.

Police say that Powell-Flowers was with some friends in the area of Danforth and Carlaw avenues in the early morning hours of July 23 when the group got into some sort of altercation with two individuals in a vehicle.

Police say that as a result of that altercation Powell-Flowers “intervened and was shot in that process.”

He was rushed to St, Michael’s Hospital but died there a short time later.

The fatal shooting happened just hours after people in the community gathered at a nearby park to observe the fifth anniversary of the Danforth shooting, which claimed the lives of 10-year-old Julianna Kozis and 18-year-old Reese Fallon.

In August police arrested and charged one suspect in connection with Powell-Flowers’ murder. Toronto resident Mohamud Farah, 34, is facing one count of with second-degree murder and remains in custody.

During a Thursday morning news conference, Det. Trevor Grieve said that police have now identified a second suspect. Michael Bebee, 35, of Toronto, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder.

Bebee is described as a male white with brown, short hair, a brow goatee or chin strap, facial hair, brown eyes, and a large “Grim Reaper” tattoo on his right abdomen.

Police say that he is known to frequent the Danforth area and Scarborough.

“I don’t have any information that he has travelled outside of the GTA area. My personal belief is that he is probably located in the GTA and probably in the areas where he is familiar most, the Danforth area as well as into Scarborough,” Grieve told reporters. 

Michael Bebee, 35, of Toronto, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder. He was arrested in P.E.I. on April 30. (TPS photo)

Grieve said that Bebee is known to police but did not provide any further information.

He added that police have previously made attempts to locate Bebee but have not been successful in those efforts.

“We have made attempts to locate this individual, we have spoken to people who are familiar with him but unfortunately at this time they have been uncooperative and we have not located him and that is why I am before you today,” he said.

Anyone with further information about this investigation is asked to contact Toronto police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

During a vigil held days after his death, Powell-Flowers was remembered by family as a loving and hardworking man who cared deeply about his community. He is the city’s 34th murder victim of the year.