A suspect in the 2020 murder of 16-year-old Ezekiel Agyemang has plead guilty.
On June 30th, 2020, members of the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) responded to a homicide on 10 Side Road near Guelph Line in Milton. The cause of his death for Brampton’s Agyemang was determined to be a gunshot wound. Ezekiel was known as “Zeke” to his family and friends.
A lengthy investigation was undertaken by members of the HRPS Homicide Unit and four individuals were initially arrested and charged. One of the arrested parties, 28-year-old Ahmed Ismail of Toronto, was initially charged with the offences of kidnapping and first-degree murder.
On Friday, October 4th, while appearing in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Milton, Ismail entered a guilty plea to the charge of second-degree murder of Agyemang, more than four years after his death.
Ismail is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, December 17th.
“Although the tragic loss of Zeke will continue to be felt by his family and throughout the community, [we hope] this outcome will bring some measure of healing,” the HRPS says in a release.
The charges against two of the four arrested parties were stayed by the courts and the charges against the fourth accused is still before the courts.
ORIGINAL (Published on Thursday, October 8th, 2020 at 10:52 a.m.)
The fourth and final suspect in the June 30th murder of 16-year-old Ezekiel Agyemang is now in custody.
Agyemang of Brampton was found dead on 10 Side Road near Guelph Line in Milton.
24-year old Ahmed Ismail of Toronto was finally found and arrested on Tuesday, October 6th in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was arrested by the Vancouver Police Department for an unrelated shooting and subsequent investigation confirmed he was wanted for the murder of Ezekiel Agyemang.
Ismail has been charged with:
- First Degree Murder
- Kidnapping
Ismail has been held in custody pending a bail hearing in Vancouver.
All suspects in regards to this homicide have been arrested and there are no further outstanding wanted parties.
The first update came on Thursday, September 17th when two suspects were arrested, and it was announced that Toronto-natives Stanley Frempong and Ismail were wanted.
The next week, Frempong was arrested and charged.
The Halton Police issued the following statement regarding the investigation and the family of Ezekiel Agyemang:
“While we recognize that their lives have been forever changed, we hope this final arrest brings some small degree of closure for Ezekiel’s family and friends.”
Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact the Halton Regional Police Service – Homicide Tip Line at 905-825-4776.
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.