Toronto’s 2005 Boxing Day gunman faces first-degree murder charge in Montreal
Posted July 17, 2025 1:42 pm.
Last Updated July 17, 2025 10:41 pm.
A man convicted in Toronto’s fatal 2005 Boxing Day shootout has been charged with murder in Montreal.
Jeremiah Valentine, 43, faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing this week of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim, 33, who was gunned down in a downtown Montreal park.
It happened at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday in Place de la Paix, a small park located near Saint-Laurent and René-Lévesque Boulevards. He was pronounced dead on scene by first responders.
The 43-year-old suspect appeared via videoconference at the Montreal courthouse Thursday to face a first-degree murder charge.
Valentine was among those convicted in the 2005 shootout in downtown Toronto between rival gangs that killed 15-year-old Jane Creba and injured six others.
In 2009, Valentine pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was given a life sentence with no chance of parole for 12 years for a crime that became a flashpoint for the city’s anger over a rise in gun-related killings.
The shootout occurred on Yonge Street, what is traditionally Toronto’s busiest strip for Boxing Day bargain hunters.
The Crown says the Montreal shooting case was put off until Oct. 23, following a brief hearing at the city’s courthouse.
The Parole Board of Canada did not respond to requests for comment Thursday, and the prosecutor’s office declined to comment further.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 17, 2025.
