An 18-year-old Ghanaian teenager has been shot dead in Etobicoke, west of Toronto, Canada, in a killing that comes just nine days after another Ghanaian teenager was fatally shot in New York.

The Toronto Police Service identified the victim as Malik Abass, 18, of Mississauga, Ontario. However, according to reports from Ghana, he was known to his family and friends as Prince Abdul Malik. Police responded to reports of gunfire near the intersection of Rathburn Road and The East Mall shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 7. Officers found Abass suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving measures at the scene, he was pronounced dead after being transported to hospital.

Speaking to reporters at the scene, Inspector Jeff Allington said the suspects had fled before officers arrived. He described them as “two male suspects wearing dark clothing.”

The Toronto Police Service confirmed the killing as the city’s 33rd homicide of 2026. Its Homicide and Missing Persons Unit is investigating the incident, with police yet to establish a motive.

Abass’s death comes nine days after 15-year-old Ghanaian Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong was shot dead in the Bronx, New York, on October 29 while walking to school. Frimpong was shot near East 171st Street and Crotona Place and later died at St. Barnabas Hospital.

In a video shared online following the Toronto shooting, Abass’s grieving mother was seen mourning the loss of her son.

“Auntie Serwaa, Prince has died and left me. I have no one. If I had known this would happen, I would have called you to come and take him away,” she said.