Canada’s most wanted fugitive arrested in P.E.I. over Toronto homicide

A man who was listed as Canada’s most wanted fugitive over a homicide that occurred in Toronto last year has been arrested in the Maritimes.

Police in Prince Edward Island said 35-year-old Michael Bebee was taken into custody Tuesday evening.

The Charlottetown Police Service said in a news release that at around 7:20 p.m., officers arrested Bebee at a business on Belvedere Avenue.

Charlottetown police said they were contacted by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) late last week requesting help with tips they had received indicating that Bebee might have been in P.E.I. evading an arrest warrant.

On April 23, the Bolo Program – which stands for “be on the lookout” – released an updated list alongside Toronto police of Canada’s top 25 most wanted fugitives. Bebee was listed as number one.

Police said Bebee was wanted for second-degree murder in the shooting death of 29-year-old Shamar Powell-Flowers on July 23, 2023, in the Toronto’s east end near Danforth and Carlaw avenues.

There was a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to Bebee’s arrest.

Charlottetown police said following his arrest, Bebee was brought to a correctional centre.

Toronto homicide detectives will be travelling to P.E.I. to bring Bebee to Ontario in the coming days.

A release from TPS confirmed Bebee’s arrest and said that it was made following a tip from the public.

BOLO #1 fugitive Michael Bebee has been arrested. The <a href=«https://twitter.com/ChtownPolice?ref_src=» https:>@ChtownPolice

made the arrest yesterday based on a tip from the public.
If you know the whereabouts of the other fugitives on the list, contact the police.https://t.co/5L1YBtIbxF

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