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A teen has been charged with second-degree murder in the senseless slaying of Canadian high stakes poker player Matthew Bergart, 30, at a townhouse on Lake Shore Blvd. W. at Long Branch Ave back in April.
Bergart was murdered in a targeted heist, and police say he was just at the "wrong place at the wrong time."
According to the investigating officers, three armed suspects entered the townhome demanding cash and/or valuable items. Bergart was not the intended victim but simply an innocent bystander who happened to be visiting the home at the time of the incident. The owner of the property is said to have been the target.
A struggle then ensued and Bergart was shot multiple times. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to the gunshot wounds.
The teen charged with Bergart's murder was one of twenty-three arrested Monday night in what police described as a "Wild West" shootout.
From the Toronto Sun:
Four of the others arrested as a result of the bullet-fueled Donnybrook were on bail. One was even wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet.
A police undercover car was hit several times as a result of the birthday bash coming off the rails. Cops putting their finger in the dyke once again recovered 16 guns along with a rich cache of ammo.
“This scene was armed for war and war is what broke out,” one cop told the Toronto Sun‘s Joe Warmington.
The unidentified juvenile had three prior gun prohibition orders.
