{"id":805547,"date":"2026-07-16T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/805547\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:48:02","slug":"woman-wanted-in-richmond-hill-homicide-arrested-in-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/805547\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman wanted in Richmond Hill homicide arrested in Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman wanted on a Canada\u2011wide warrant <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2024\/10\/23\/mississauga-woman-wanted-canada-wide-second-degree-murder-teenager-richmond-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">in connection with a 2024 homicide in Richmond Hill<\/a> has been arrested in Alberta, ending a nearly two\u2011year search.<\/p>\n<p>York Regional Police (YRP) confirmed Wednesday that Katherine Bergeron\u2011Pinzarrone, 27, of Mississauga, was taken into custody on July 9, 2026, by the Calgary Police Service. <\/p>\n<p>She is charged with second\u2011degree murder in the death of a 16\u2011year\u2011old boy from Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>The case dates back to Aug. 8, 2024, when officers were called to a local hospital around 6 a.m. after a stabbing victim arrived with life\u2011threatening injuries. The teen was pronounced dead a short time later. Police later identified him as a 16\u2011year\u2011old male youth from Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, authorities concluded that two male suspects, identified as Lensly Francois, 31, of Saint-Hubert, Que., and William Gallant, 26, of Quebec City, were linked to the 2024 Richmond Hill teen murder and were allegedly involved in a significant auto theft ring.<\/p>\n<p>Arrest made nearly 2 years after homicide<\/p>\n<p>YRP launched an investigation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boloprogram.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">and partnered with the BOLO Program<\/a> and the Calgary Police Service to help locate the suspect. A Canada\u2011wide warrant was issued as investigators worked to track the female suspect\u2019s movements.<\/p>\n<p>YRP praised the collaboration that led to the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the dedicated work of our Homicide Unit and our partnership with the BOLO Program and the Calgary Police Service, the suspect in this homicide investigation has been located and arrested,\u201d said Deputy Chief Ryan Hogan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis arrest marks an important step in seeking justice for the victim and his family and reflects our ongoing commitment to holding those responsible for violent crime accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>YRP says the investigation remains active, and anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=toronto.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman wanted on a Canada\u2011wide warrant in connection with a 2024 homicide in Richmond Hill has been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-805547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}