THUNDER BAY - Police say two men facing first-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a Toronto man from March had left the city just hours after the deadly incident in hopes of avoiding arrest.
On Wednesday, Thunder Bay police announced the arrests of Terrell Williams, 19, of Toronto and Trayvon Stewart, 19, also from Toronto in connection with the death of 28-year-old Adrian Kadeem Drysdale.
Both men were arrested in Toronto and Timmins respectively on Tuesday, June 23.
Det.-Insp. John Fennell of the Thunder Bay Police Service said both men fled Thunder Bay shortly after their alleged involvement in the March 23 homicide.
“These two accused probably believed leaving the city of Thunder Bay would probably protect them and in this case, it did just the opposite,” Fennell said. “We were advised almost immediately.”
Officers were originally dispatched to a residential address just after 2:30 a.m. on March 23 to the 500-block of May Street North where they found an adult male with significant injuries. Despite being transported to the hospital, the male died from his injuries.
Police also determined a firearm was involved in the incident.
Shortly after the incident, police announced they had identified people of interest connected to the homicide, but no arrests had been made until Tuesday.
“The start (of an investigation) is difficult and until we are able to identify them as directly people involved then we reach out to our other police partners,” Fennell said.
Early stages of the investigation revealed the victim and suspects were known to each other and the incident was drug-related, police said.
Both accused are currently in the process of being transported to the city where they will appear in court to face the first-degree murder charge.
