Malik Abass

Malik Abass was an 18-year-old Mississauga, Ontario resident who was shot and killed in the Etobicoke area of Toronto on the afternoon of Saturday, November 7, 2026. He was not a public figure before his death: he became known to the wider public only through news coverage of the shooting and the homicide investigation that followed, and no biographical details about his upbringing, education or interests have yet been made public in reputable reporting. To his family and community he was known as Prince Abdul Malik, and relatives have said he was of Ghanaian background.

According to the Toronto Police Service, officers were called to the area of Rathburn Road and The East Mall at approximately 4:27 p.m. after reports of gunfire. Officers found Abass suffering from gunshot wounds, performed life saving measures at the scene, and paramedics took him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the suspect or suspects fled the area before officers arrived, and his death was recorded as Toronto's 33rd homicide of 2026.

In the days after the shooting, Toronto police said they were looking for two suspects described as males in dark clothing, and the Homicide and Missing Persons Unit asked the public for information. A 17-year-old has since been identified in news reports as one of two suspects in the case, though this page has not been able to independently confirm an arrest or formal charge, and the circumstances that led to the shooting, including any motive, had not been disclosed by investigators.

Abass's death prompted an outpouring of grief locally and within the Ghanaian diaspora. His mother was seen in a widely shared video mourning her son, and community members, including the Zumunta African Muslims Association of Canada, organised a candlelight vigil in a laneway near the scene of the shooting to mourn him and to call attention to gun violence in the city. Mourners described him as a teenager whose family had only recently moved to Mississauga, and the vigil became a focal point for renewed community concern about youth gun violence in the Greater Toronto Area.

Because Malik Abass had no public profile before his death, this page will be updated as more verified details about his life, the police investigation, and any resulting arrests or charges become available. Readers should treat unconfirmed details, including any single named suspect, with caution until confirmed by police or court filings.