Man found dead inside vehicle in Pickering was murdered, say police

Durham Region police reveal first homicide of 2025, launch probe

According to the Durham Regional Police Service, a 47-year-old man was found dead inside his car on April 30 during a wellness check. The coroner ruled the death a homicide.

Death of Markham man found in vehicle now ruled homicide

Durham police responded to a wellness call in Pickering on Wednesday when they found the man.

Suspicious death in Pickering now ruled a homicide, victim identified

A man’s death in Pickering that was initially deemed suspicious has now been ruled a homicide, Durham Regional Police confirm. The deceased man was found in a vehicle in the Fairport Road and Third Concession Road area on Wednesday, April 30, after officers responded to a well-being call. After an autopsy the man’s death was […]

Man found dead inside vehicle in Pickering was murdered, say police

Police in Durham Region now believe that a man who was found dead in the driver’s seat of an SUV in Pickering last week was murdered.

The Durham Regional Police Homicide Unit is investigating the first homicide of 2025 following the death of Joshua Ibbitson in Pickering. – Homicide Canada

The 2025 Ontario Homicide Victim List is available here West Division officers responded to a call for a wellness check near Fairport Road and Third Concession Road on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. On arrival, police discovered a man deceased inside a vehicle. The area was immediately secured, and the Coroner’s Office was called to the scene. Following a post-mortem examination, the death was officially ruled a homicide. The victim has been identif…

Victim identified after suspicious death ruled as murder in Pickering: police

Police have identified the man found dead in a vehicle in Pickering last week and what was initially considered a suspicious death is now being investigated as a murder. Durham Regional Police say officers were called to check on the well-being of an individual in the area of Fairport Road and Third Concession Road on the morning of April 30. They arrived to find the body of a 47-year-old man inside a vehicle. The area was secured with the coron…