TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
Bailey Zaveda, 23, tragically gunned down at Lesliville tavern
Another tragic Toronto shooting took the life of an innocent bystander, this time in Leslieville in the early hours of Oct. 25. The victim has been identified as Bailey Zaveda, 23, of Toronto.
On that Saturday morning at 12:50 a.m., police received a call for a shooting at the Duke of York tavern at 1225 Queen Street E.
Police located three women and two men who appeared to have gunshot injuries. One of the women was found just inside the tavern, which is on the southwest corner of Queen and Leslie Streets. She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. She is Toronto’s 60th murder victim this year. The other two women and the two men have non−life−threatening injuries.
Police are hunting Kyle Weese, 24, believed to be armed and dangerous
(Photos: Toronto Police Service)
A post−mortem examination was conducted on Oct. 26, 2008. The cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds to the torso. An arrest warrant has been issued for Kyle Weese, 24, of no fixed address, for second degree murder. Weese is well known to police and is believed to be armed and extremely dangerous. Police are urging witnesses to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−7400 or 416−808−5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416−222−TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com.
