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Toronto police have named a suspect in a home invasion in the Bridle Path neighbourhood in which a businessman’s family members were shot and attacked with a hammer.
Daijohn Richards, 23, of Toronto has been identified as a suspect wanted in connection with the investigation, Insp. Kristy Smith said at a Saturday news conference.
Richards walked into a Toronto hospital with a gunshot wound on Thursday, after it’s believed he was accidently shot by an accomplice during the home invasion, she said.
“Richards was shot in the right shoulder and as such he may be experiencing pain or discomfort in that area and people may look to see him favouring that side of his body,” she said.
Smith said investigators are also looking for two other suspects in the case, but don’t have any other details other than they were wearing dark clothes and might be in their 20s. Anyone with details about the perpetrators are urged to contact police, she said.
“All three suspects are considered armed and dangerous and we are asking members of the public to not approach them,” she said.
Toronto police identified Daijohn Richards, 23, as a suspect in a home invasion investigation after a residence in the Bridle Path neighbourhood was broken into and a family was attacked on Oct. 29, 2026. (Toronto Police Service)
Speaking directly to Richards, Smith said police are actively looking for him and that his “world just got smaller.”
“I strongly urge you to contact a lawyer and turn yourself in,” she said, adding police would not share any details on potential prior arrests or charges for Richards, to avoid jeopardizing any court processes.
Police are typically called to the hospital when someone appears with a gunshot wound, however they are not able to arrest anyone without reasonable grounds linking them to a crime, Smith said.
She said police did interact with Richards on Thursday, but that they did not have information at the time to arrest him before he was released from the hospital Friday afternoon.
“We need to make sure we ironclad a conviction and don’t just go off of suspicion,” she said.
There’s no evidence to suggest the incident was targeted and the motive is believed to be profiting from crime in an affluent area “where there are things that are sought after,” Smith said.
Family traumatized, recovering from attack: father
On Thursday morning, Toronto police responded to reports of a violent home invasion at a residence near Hyde Park Circle and Post Road.
They said three suspects, armed with handguns and a hammer, forced their way into the home, made demands for valuables and attacked four adults in the home — a 75-year-old father, 64-year-old mother and their 26- and 28-year-old daughters.
“The family asleep in their homes were awakened by three masked suspects entering their bedrooms,” Smith said, adding some have been released from hospital and some remain.
“What I can say is that through the grace of god, [the family members in hospital right now] are in life-altering condition, and not life-threatening condition,” she said.
David Morton, CEO of MAC Group, a real estate group, said his family is ‘traumatized’ after they suffered a violent and ‘horrific’ home invasion in their Bridle Path home Thursday. (macsuites.ca)
David Morton, CEO of real estate services company MAC Group, said three members of his family are recovering in hospital after they were shot during the home invasion. All four members of the family were also attacked with a hammer, he said in an emailed statement issued Friday.
“No family should ever have to experience this,” he said, adding the family is traumatized and recovering after the attack on Thursday.
Smith said the Canada’s criminal code gives people the right to protect their home in a dangerous situation, but that police do not recommend using force yourself if possible.
“You are responsible for that use of force,” she said, adding people should call police instead where possible.
“You are justified by law, but that’s a case-by-case situation.”