Event Brief
Sep 3, 2026 at 2:19 AM ET
Video shown in court of teen discussing alleged killing
By The BriefBrief
A cellphone video played in court captured a teen discussing a planned shooting and payment before the execution-style killing of tow-truck driver Sulakshan Sevasingam. Prosecutors said the video was recorded July 5, 2024, inside a motor vehicle, one day before Sevasingam was killed at a Shell gas station in Toronto.
WHO: Assistant Crown prosecutor Sharna Reid
WHAT: A cellphone video was played in court showing a teen discussing a planned shooting and payment in an alleged murder-for-hire plot involving the killing of tow-truck driver Sulakshan Sevasingam.
WHEN: Jul 5, 2024
WHERE: Shell gas station parking lot on Warden Avenue near Ellesmere Road, Toronto
WHY: The video was presented during the sentencing hearing for a 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in an alleged murder-for-hire plot.
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