A 35-year-old man was arrested in Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines and extradited to Montreal on Wednesday for a murder committed in the metropolis in 2016, the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) said in a with press release.
Posted 11:02am Updated 11:44am
Frederik Xavier Duhamel The press
Louis Samuel Perron The Press
Shamora Robertson is charged with the murder of Gilbert Nshimiyumukiza, who was shot dead in a 2016 robbery led by four men in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The victim’s roommate, who was present at the time, was hit with a baseball bat but survived.
The suspect is scheduled to appear at the Montreal courthouse on Thursday. His arrest “follows a long-running police investigation involving the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, American authorities and the police of [Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines] “.
Two other men, Jermaine Carlton Gero and Nikita Hunt, were arrested and pleaded guilty to counts of first degree murder and manslaughter, respectively, in connection with the 2018 case. Another suspect is still being sought by the police, the SPVM said.
The murder dates back to April 30, 2016. Jermaine Carlton Gero, Nikita Hunt and Shamora Robertson broke into Gilbert Nshimiyumukiza’s apartment on rue Grenet in the Cartierville neighborhood. “Where’s my money? Robertson then shouted.
Jermaine Gero pointed a gun at Nshimiyumukiza and forced the 30-year-old Rwandan refugee to sit next to his roommate on the sofa. Shortly thereafter, a fourth man entered the apartment and approached the roommate. “Who talks shit? ‘ he threw at him before hitting him with a baseball bat.
Five minutes later, Jermaine shot Gero Nshimiyumukiza in the head. Everyone froze for a few seconds, then the four attackers left the apartment through a window. Their exit was filmed by a surveillance camera outside.
Nikita Hunt was caught by authorities two months later with the murder weapon in her pocket. The shooter’s DNA was also found on a piece of glove found a few meters from the apartment window.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact 911 or a neighborhood station,” said the press release from the SPVM, which is still searching for the fourth suspect. “It is also possible to communicate anonymously and confidentially with Info-Crime Montreal at 514.393-1133 or through the reporting form available on Infocrimemontreal’s website. the. ”