Toronto police say 2022 murder suspect who goes by ‘Jay’ linked to attempted killing

Toronto police say they have a new lead in the nearly four-year-old murder of a Scarborough father, identifying the suspected killer by a name he is believed to use and linking him to another shooting months later.

Investigators believe the man wanted in the 2022 killing of 31-year-old Ding Ping Wang goes by the name “Jay,” Det. Sgt. Sajeev Nair said in a news conference Friday.

Investigators also released new security footage they believe shows the same suspect carrying out an attempted murder in the same Scarborough parking lot several months later.

“We believe the suspect was left-handed and had a specific gait when walking,” Nair said, referring to details police released last month.

Wang was shot and killed on Nov. 12, 2022, while sitting inside a vehicle in a plaza parking lot near Midland and Passmore avenues.

Police previously said Wang , a husband and father who owned a kitchen cabinet business, regularly visited the industrial plaza for work.

Investigators do not believe his killing was random, though they have not determined a motive.

The latest development comes about two weeks after police released security footage and an artist’s rendering of the suspect.

That appeal generated a number of tips, police said, ultimately leading investigators to the name “Jay” and a possible connection to another shooting.

The new footage is from an attempted murder on March 10, 2023, in the same parking lot where Wang was killed.

Police said a person was getting into a white Toyota van when a suspect emerged from a black SUV and fired multiple shots.

“We believe that the male you see in this video is the same suspect involved in the murder of Ding Ping Wang,” Nair said.

Police also believe the suspect had access to a black four-door SUV at the time.

Investigators currently believe the two shootings were separate incidents but are keeping an open mind about whether there could be a connection.