Network Linked to Series of Ontario Crimes, Quebec Killing Dismantled, Police Say

A criminal network thought to be linked to a series of shootings and other violent crimes in Ontario and Quebec has been “dismantled” after a multi-jurisdictional investigation led to 13 people facing more than 150 charges, police say.

Canada-wide warrants have also been issued for the arrests of two additional suspects who are thought to be linked to the group that police say committed a host of violent crimes across Ontario, including shootings, carjackings, and home invasion robberies, as well as a murder in Quebec.

York Regional Police announced the arrests of nine adult suspects, including one female, and four teenagers during a Dec. 8 press conference. The charges arose from an extensive investigation known as Project Wrangler that spanned multiple jurisdictions and lasted nearly a year, police said.

York police Supt. Simon James told reporters the network was not a street gang but a “coalition of adult men from different groups and locations who would align themselves for profit-motivated violence.”

“Project Wrangler was launched after police services across the province noted a series of violent incidents that at first appeared to be unrelated,” James said. “Through careful analysis, information sharing, and the use of the province’s major case management system, investigators identified patterns and connections that ultimately linked these incidents together.”

The series of  incidents occurred between April 15, 2024, and March 20, 2025, and included a homicide investigation in Rimouski, Que., last November. Some of the incidents that occurred in southern Ontario the following month included a shooting at a busy emergency room in London, an attempted shooting of an individual on his Brampton driveway, the shooting of a man in a packed Mississauga parking lot, and an armed robbery at a bank located in the Greater Toronto Area’s York Region.

York police Chief Jim MacSween described the acts across southern and eastern Ontario and Quebec as “brazen” and “brutal.”

“When it comes to committing violence, these suspects certainly did not discriminate,” he said. “They showed complete disregard for the value of human life and they left hundreds of victims in their wake.”

Teens Recruited

The joint forces investigation was launched this spring and included representatives from police services in London, Ont., Peel Region, and Toronto, as well as officers with the Ontario Provincial Police and Sûreté du Québec.

Six search warrants were executed across five locations in recent months, resulting in more than 150 charges being filed against 13 suspects, police say.

The alleged criminal network also “recruited and exploited” teenagers by using them as drivers and lookouts, James said. In certain instances, these “impressionable, vulnerable” youths were also engaged directly in the criminal acts, he said, adding that they were being “groomed” to join the alleged crime group.

“What emerged was a view of an alleged criminal organization with a clear structure,” he said. He described it as a hierarchy where older offenders would be responsible for tasks such as choosing targets, acquiring weapons, overseeing finances, and organizing transportation, while the youths acted in a support role by carrying out instructions.

Two adult male suspects also remain at large, police said. Warrants have been issued for 24-year-old Trestin Cassanova-Alman, of no fixed address, and 19-year-old Ingram Mohamed, of Hamilton.

York Regional Police is appealing to the public for information that may lead to their arrests.

Cassanova-Alman is wanted for conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with violence, and a number of other charges including breach of probation. Mohamed is wanted by Sûreté du Québec on first degree murder.

Suspects taken into custody also face a range of charges.

Thirty-year-old Guillaume Proulx of the City of Rimouski, and 19-year-olds Doneil Levy-Porter of no fixed address and Jahshai Cooper of Brampton are also wanted by Sûreté du Québec on first degree murder charges. Levy-Porter and Cooper also face a litany of additional charges.

Niagara Falls resident Israel Brathwaite, 24, Mohamed Burale of Kitchener, 24, Jonathan Prevost, 21, of no fixed address, Dominique Cunningham-McIntyre, 19, of Ajax, Jahvon Golding, 19, of no fixed address, and Nyreek Wilson, 19, of Brampton have also been charged.

A 17-year-old and three 16-year-old males are facing robbery with a firearm and possession of stolen property charges. One of the 16-year-olds was also charged with two counts of attempted murder as well as numerous other charges.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act prevents the teens from being named.