Young men killed in January
Oct 06, 2008 - 10:37 AM
By Jeff Mitchell
PICKERING -- The murders of two young men less than two weeks apart in Pickering are linked, Durham police have confirmed.
Investigations into the January killings of Khristian Gerri Ottley and Jeffery David Warne have merged as Durham homicide cops continue their work on the cases. One arrest has been made in connection with Mr. Warne's slaying but police say more than one individual is responsible for the murders.
Homicide detectives are contacting people to conduct DNA tests in the murder probes. Police continue to urge anyone with information on the killings -- the only homicides in Durham Region this year -- to come forward.
Mr. Ottley, 23, was found with obvious signs of trauma inside a grey Toyota Corolla on Valley Farm Road north of Finch Avenue on the afternoon of Jan. 14. Mr. Ottley's body was found not far from his Valley Farm Road residence.
Mr. Warne, 19, was shot to death in his basement apartment in the early morning hours of Jan. 27. A second man, Mr. Warne's landlord, was wounded in the incident.
On April 15 in Oshawa Durham cops arrested 21-year-old Damion Dicketta Pearson of no fixed address and charged him with second-degree murder in Mr. Warne's slaying.
In a statement issued Monday morning homicide Detective J.J. Allan said the murders "were separate events, but they have several factors in common, even though the two victims did not necessarily know each other."
Investigators were not immediately available for further comment.
Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call police at 905-579-1520, extension 5407 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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