Toronto police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a suspect in the violent Bridle Path home invasion of October 29, after the man was questioned in hospital and released because investigators did not yet have grounds to arrest him, according to reports from The Bureau and other outlets.
The attack unfolded in the early hours of Thursday, October 29, at a home in Toronto's Bridle Path neighbourhood. Three masked individuals forced entry while armed with handguns and a hammer, according to police and family statements. David Morton, chief executive of real estate firm The Mac Group, his wife Doriana Zohil-Morton, who is also president of the company, and their daughters Cristina and Maggie were in the home.
Three family members were shot and all four were injured, according to a statement from Morton released October 30 and obtained by PEOPLE. The National Post reported that the father and one adult daughter are critically ill, while the wife and the second daughter sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Inspector Kristy Smith of the Toronto Police Service's Hold Up squad confirmed officers responded at about 3:44 a.m. on Thursday, according to CP24. Police later identified Daijohn Richards, 23, of Toronto, as one of three suspects. Investigators believe an accomplice accidentally shot Richards during the invasion, and Richards later walked into a Toronto hospital with a gunshot wound.
Police questioned Richards at hospital but did not arrest him at that time, saying they had no grounds to arrest him before he disappeared. He now faces a Canada-wide warrant, with charges including four counts of discharging a firearm with intent to wound and four counts of robbery with a firearm. Investigators are seeking two other suspects, described as wearing dark clothing and possibly in their 20s.
Toronto police had recorded 119 home invasions this year by late October, up more than 30 percent over the same period in 2025, according to police data cited in reporting. Police have not yet determined whether the residence was specifically targeted or what the precise motive was, and the investigation remains active.