A $50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted in the Scarborough playground shooting last June that left two young sisters injured.

Police have been looking for T’Quan Robertson since June 14, 2018 after the two girls, then aged five and nine, were hit by the gunfire at a park near McCowan Rd. and Alton Towers Cir.

At a news conference Tuesday, Toronto police Deputy Chief Peter Yuen directed a message at the wanted man.

“Mr. Robertson, there is nowhere to go,” Yuen said. “We will apprehend you sooner rather than later. Do the right thing. Call a lawyer and turn yourself in.”

Yuen said they weren’t looking for witnesses or for people to testify — they are only looking for Robertson.

“This case is ready to go to trial,” he said. “I’m very confident someone out in the community knows where Mr. Robertson is and we need that phone call to assist us.”





On a Thursday afternoon last year, a suspect opened fire on a man in a small park where 11 small children were playing.

The younger sister was shot in the abdomen, while the older sibling was shot in the ankle. Both underwent surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children before recovering at home.

Robertson is wanted on charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm with intent and two counts of aggravated assault. He is considered armed and dangerous. Police are warning the public not to approach him, and to call 911 or Crime Stoppers anonymously if spotted.

According to Yuen, police believe Robertson is still in Ontario.

To locate Robertson, police is partnering with Crime Stoppers and the Bolo Program, an initiative from the Stephan Crétier Foundation. The program seeks to assist law enforcement by amplifying notices on Canada’s most wanted through social media campaigns and various other means.

“Simply put, we make sure Canadians get to see these priority most wanted notices and that they get to submit tips to the authorities,” program director Maxime Langlois said. “How we do it is by reaching Canadians at the right time, at the right place and by using the right innovative means.”

Langlois noted that the reward is only available until Dec. 25.

Crime Stoppers Toronto chairperson Sean Sportun said it was an “unprecedented partnership” between the three organizations involved, and emphasized that community safety is a shared responsibility.

“We must all work together with a collaborative goal to make a difference in the prevention of crime while enhancing the overall safety of our community,” he said.

Three men have been arrested since the shooting. Sheldon Eriya, 21, of Markham, was arrested the next day.

Tarrick Rhoden, 23, of Toronto, was arrested in August in the Algonquin Highlands, south of Algonquin Park, at a residence near a small airport.

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Both face multiple charges, including attempted murder.

Clinton McDonald, 26, of Toronto, was arrested in August and faces charges including possession of weapons and illegal substances for trafficking purposes. Police said at the time that McDonald is believed to be the intended target of the shooting.

In the aftermath of the shooting, the mother of the two young girls called for the federal government to implement a handgun ban.

In November, alongside the Coalition for Gun Control, Stacey King said, “mothers of children that have been shot do not want prayers or flowers. We want gun control.”