Peel police are offering two $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in the unsolved murders of two women who were fatally shot in separate incidents in Mississauga four years apart.
The rewards relate to the cases of Jackline Gore, 24, who was hit by a stray bullet in the parking lot of a bar in 2019, and Raneilia Richards, 19, who was fatally shot outside a nightclub last year on New Year’s Eve.
Police say both women were innocent bystanders who weren’t the intended target of the shooters.
At a news conference Monday outside Peel police headquarters, Insp. Todd Custance said that a previous $25,000 reward in the Gore case has been increased to $100,000, while police are offering a new reward for the same amount in the Richards case.
“Our determination to solve these heinous crimes is resolute,” said Custance, who heads Peel’s homicide and missing persons bureau.
“Your courage can help us bring peace and closure to our grieving families.”
Custance said “dozens” of people were present outside the establishments where the shootings took place who didn’t come forward to police.
“We really need our community to work together with us to solve these crimes,” Custance said. “We really hope to motivate someone to come forward with key evidence.”
Both victims were athletes
Five years ago Monday, Gore, 24, of London, Ont., was fatally shot outside Fume Bar & Lounge on Torbram Road near Derry Road.
Gore was standing in a parking lot with friends around 2:48 a.m., when a masked man approached a nearby group of men and opened fire. The intended target was among that group, police said after the shooting.
The target fled and the gunman chased him through a park, shooting at him. One of the bullets hit Gore.
According to police, Gore was an accomplished varsity basketball player, who attended York and Western universities before landing a full-time job at a bank. She was out with friends that night and had no association with the man who police believe was the intended target of the shooting.
On Dec. 31, 2023, Richards, 19, of Toronto, was shot outside the Jungle Event Space on Eglinton Avenue E. near Dixie Road.
Richards was waiting in line outside of the club in a group of roughly 100 people, around 1:30 a.m., when several rounds were fired at the crowd, likely from a car, police have said. She was found suffering from serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, Richards was a talented athlete, about to attend college and planned to work toward a career in the travel and aviation industry.