Toronto police have identified one of three suspects in the violent Bridle Path home invasion that left a Canadian real estate executive and his family injured, naming 23-year-old Daijohn Richards of Toronto as wanted in connection with the attack. Police say Richards is considered armed and dangerous, and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for his arrest. Two other suspects remain unidentified.
Richards is a suspect, not a convicted person. The charges police say he is wanted on are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. That distinction matters, and this article keeps it throughout.
The attack on 29 October
Police say three masked men forced their way through a rear door of a home on Hyde Park Circle, in Toronto’s affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood, at about 3:40 a.m. on Thursday, 29 October 2026, while a family of four was inside. The men went to the second floor, demanded valuables, and got into an altercation with the family in which multiple firearms were discharged.
David Morton, 75, chief executive of Toronto-based real estate services company The MAC Group, and his two adult daughters, Maggie and Cristina Zohil-Morton, were shot. His wife, Doriana Zohil-Morton, 64, was struck with a hammer. Toronto Police Inspector Kristy Smith said two of the victims suffered what police described as “life-altering injuries” and remained in hospital, while the others had non-life-threatening wounds. Police said it was not immediately clear whether anything was stolen, or whether the home was specifically targeted.
In a statement released on Friday, 30 October, Morton described the attack as a “terrifying and life-threatening experience” and said the family was focused on recovery. “What should have been the safety and security of our own home became a terrifying and life-threatening experience,” he said. He also raised concern about home-invasion violence and the safety of families across Toronto. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has urged anyone with information, including footage, to come forward.
How police identified Richards
The identification was announced by Inspector Smith at a police news conference on Saturday morning, 31 October. Police believe Richards was accidentally shot in the right shoulder by one of his accomplices during the struggle inside the home.
According to police, Richards later went to St. Joseph’s Health Centre for treatment for a gunshot wound. Hospital staff notified police under Ontario’s mandatory gunshot-wound reporting protocol. He was discharged late on Thursday morning. Police did not arrest him at the hospital because, Smith said, investigators had not yet established reasonable grounds linking him to the home invasion at that point. Police later corrected an earlier timeline: the connection was made through forensic work and community canvassing on Friday evening, after his discharge.
That sequence — a hospital visit, a discharge, and a later identification — is why police have faced questions about the timeline. Smith’s explanation, as reported by CP24 and The Canadian Press, is that suspicion alone was not enough for an arrest, and that the evidence linking Richards to the attack was established only on Friday evening.
What Richards is wanted for
Toronto police say Richards is wanted on multiple charges including discharge of a firearm with intent, aggravated assault, robbery with a firearm, assault with a weapon, and break and enter. Exact counts have been reported differently across outlets, so this article does not rely on a single count figure; the police description of the categories of charges is the verified core.
Police have released an image of Richards and say he may show signs of a shoulder injury. They describe all three suspects as men believed to be around 20 years old, wearing dark clothing, hoodies and ski masks, and say the suspects fled in a dark-coloured SUV. The two other suspects have not been described further.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Hold-Up Squad at 416-808-7350 or 33 Division at 416-808-3300. Toronto police have also said there is nothing to suggest this was a targeted incident, though the investigation is ongoing and that assessment could change.
What is still unknown
Several key questions remain open: the identities of the two other suspects; whether property was taken; a full account of the victims’ current medical conditions beyond the police summary that some have been released from hospital; and whether Richards will be located and arrested on the Canada-wide warrant. Police have not said whether Richards has faced prior criminal charges, and this article does not speculate on that point.
Why this development matters
The identification changes the story from an unsolved attack on a prominent family to an active manhunt with a named suspect and a public appeal. It also raises a practical public-safety question that Toronto residents will recognise: how a suspect who sought hospital treatment after the attack was discharged before police linked him to the crime. The police answer — that reasonable grounds were not yet established — is now part of the public record, and it will likely be tested as the investigation and any court proceedings develop.
FAQ
- Who has Toronto police identified? Daijohn Richards, 23, of Toronto, as one of three suspects in the 29 October Bridle Path home invasion. He is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and is considered armed and dangerous.
- Has Richards been convicted? No. He is a suspect wanted on charges that are allegations. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
- What happened to the Morton family? David Morton, 75, and his daughters Maggie and Cristina Zohil-Morton were shot, and his wife Doriana Zohil-Morton, 64, was struck with a hammer. Two victims suffered life-altering injuries, according to police; others had non-life-threatening wounds.
- Why was Richards not arrested at the hospital? Police say investigators had not yet established reasonable grounds linking him to the home invasion when he was treated and discharged late on Thursday morning. The link was made on Friday evening through forensic work and canvassing, police said.
- Are the other suspects identified? No. Two other suspects remain unidentified, and police have given no further description beyond men believed to be around 20, in dark clothing.
Sources
- New York Post (Toronto Police identification, warrant, charges): https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/world-news/toronto-police-identify-suspect-in-mac-group-ceo-mansion-break-in/
- The Canadian Press via EuropeSays (Inspector Smith news conference, hospital timeline, Canada-wide warrant): https://www.europesays.com/canada/272925/
- CP24 via EuropeSays (hospital notification, discharge correction, forensic link Friday evening): https://www.europesays.com/3344385/
- Kalinga TV (initial attack details, victims, police statement): https://kalingatv.com/world/three-shot-woman-hit-with-hammer-at-canada-ceo-david-mortons-toronto-home/
- New York Post, 30 Oct (Morton family statement): https://nypost.com/2026/10/30/world-news/canadian-ceo-speaks-out-about-horrific-home-invasion-after-masked-men-attacked-him-daughters-and-wife/
