Two suspects arrested in 2022 Montreal North murder
Posted October 29, 2026 1:02 pm.
Montreal police (SPVM) arrested two suspects late Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in the borough of Montreal North on August 10, 2022.
The two suspects, Xavier Bitondo Nanga, 24, and Steves Charles, 26, were arrested in Ahuntsic–Cartierville and Laval. They are expected to appear at the Montreal courthouse today to face first-degree murder charges.
The SPVM arrested a third suspect, who was 20 at the time of the arrest, on a first-degree murder charge on May 16, 2025. The suspect is still awaiting trial. Because the individual was a minor at the time of the murder, their identity cannot be disclosed.
On the same day in May 2025, Bitondo Nanga and Charles were also arrested in connection with the investigation but were later released.
“The new arrests made yesterday show that time does not erase our determination or our commitment to the victims and their loved ones,” said Commander Mélanie Dupont, chief of the SPVM’s Major Crimes Section. “Thanks to the perseverance of the investigators and all the support teams, we were able to gather all the evidence necessary to bring the other two co-accused to court.”
Jayson Colin, 26, was shot and killed outside a high school in Montreal North on August 10, 2022.
Police said a group of four people were talking outside the school at around 10:20 p.m. when two suspects approached and opened fire. Colin was killed, while a 25-year-old man sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
This was the 19th homicide on the island of Montreal in 2022.
