Mississauga man gets life in prison for fatal double shooting at Vaughan nightclub
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Kensworth Alton Francis, 31, of Mississauga, has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance at parole for 25 years after being convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and another charge for a 2022 double fatal shooting at a Vaughan nightclub.
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York Regional Police said that on July 23, 2022, at about 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the ATL Lounge on Hwy. 7 and found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds with two succumbing to their injuries.
The deceased were identified as Tosin Amos-Arowoshegebe, 25, and Chibueze Momah, 22, while a 20-year-old woman was also injured but survived.
Members of the York Regional Police homicide unit partnered with the BOLO Program, the RCMP Interpol Fugitive Apprehension Support Team and the U.S. Marshals Service to locate Francis, who was wanted on a nationwide warrant .
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On March 26, 2024, Francis was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Hartford, Conn., and investigators worked with the Ministry of the Attorney General to extradite him to York Region.
Francis was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty of the two counts of first-degree murder and another for unlawfully causing bodily harm.
He was sentenced on Friday at the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket to two life sentences for first-degree murder with no parole eligibility for 25 years. Francis was also sentenced to eight years in prison for unlawfully causing bodily harm.
The sentences are to be served concurrently.