Barely two weeks after a Ghanaian teenager was shot dead in the US, another Ghanaian has lost his life in a fatal shooting in Toronto, Canada.

Prince Abdul Malik, an 18-year-old Ghanaian, was shot on Saturday, November 7, in the Rathburn Road and The East Mall neighbourhood of Toronto.

The incident has since been classified as a homicide by the Toronto Police Service, which is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

According to the police report, officers received a distress call reporting a shooting and arrived at the scene at approximately 4:27 p.m., where they found the teenager with gunshot wounds.

Emergency efforts were immediately initiated before paramedics rushed him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police officially identified the deceased as Malik Abass, an 18-year-old resident of Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area. His family, however, identified him as Prince Abdul Malik and confirmed his Ghanaian background.

Police said the suspect or suspects fled before officers arrived. Investigators have not disclosed a possible motive or announced any arrests as they work to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

The killing brings Toronto's homicide toll for 2026 to 33, according to the police. Investigations into the teenager's death are ongoing.

The incident comes barely days after another Ghanaian, 24-year-old Joseph Owusu, was found dead at a dumpsite in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday, November 3.

The body of the deceased was reportedly discovered among refuse by a scrap collector.

Joseph Owusu, who was an organist at the Ghana United Methodist Church in the Bronx, had been missing for about two weeks, prompting a search for him. His death left the Ghanaian community in New York in mourning.

His death came just days after another Ghanaian, 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, was shot dead on October 29, 2026, while on his way to school in the Bronx.

According to police reports, Javits was shot by three teenage boys, aged between 16 and 18, before 9:30 a.m. near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont section of the borough.

The suspects were reportedly dressed in all-black clothing and wore blue surgical masks during the attack.

The motive for the shooting remains unknown, while police have launched a manhunt for the three suspects. Javits Frimpong had moved to the US from Ghana a year earlier to join his father.