The Homicide Unit of the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) has issued a renewed public appeal as a high-profile youth shooting case marks three years without an arrest. Tracked under the active criminal folder The Anthony Dixon Pickering Homicide Three-Year Appeal June 2026, investigators published a call for fresh tips, dashcam footage, and security clips on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Exactly three years after 17-year-old Anthony Dixon was shot and killed outside a residential townhouse complex, the shooter remains at large.
Detectives are heavily leaning on community intelligence to identify the vehicle and suspects involved in the fatal incident.
The Incident Profile and Investigation History
The homicide took place during the late-evening hours of a summer weekend, when gunfire broke out in a residential courtyard.
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The Coordinates: On Sunday, June 18, 2023, at approximately 9:40 p.m., emergency operators rushed multiple units to a housing complex at 1580 Kingston Road in Pickering following 911 calls reporting a shooting.
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The Scene: Arriving patrol officers discovered Dixon on the ground suffering from severe gunshot wounds. Despite immediate life-saving measures and emergency trauma interventions by both officers and responding Durham paramedics, the teenager succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Escape: Ballistic and tracking units determined that the shots were fired from inside an unidentified vehicle that pulled up next to the area before speeding away from the complex immediately after the gunfire stopped.
Analyzing the Digital Evidence Dragnet and Reporting Channels
Detectives believe individuals within the local community or adjacent Scarborough-Durham transit corridors hold critical cell phone video, dashcam recordings, or smart-home security clips that could help solve the case.
| Monitored Investigative File | Original Crime Coordinates | Current Suspect Status | Targeted Digital Evidence Needed |
| Anthony Dixon Homicide | 1580 Kingston Rd, Pickering | Unidentified / Outstanding | June 18, 2023 dashcam & cell video |
| General Regional Cold-Cases | Multi-jurisdiction registries | Active tracking matrices | Historical tip logs & vehicle matching |
A formal statement from the Durham Regional Police emphasizes the importance of even the smallest details, urging anyone who was in the area at the time of the altercation or who noticed suspicious vehicle movements along Kingston Road that evening to step forward.
Private tipsters who submit information through Durham Regional Crime Stoppers remain completely anonymous, never have to testify in court, and may be eligible for a cash reward if their information leads to an arrest.
Durham Region residents looking to securely upload dashcam footage from the night of the shooting, review cold-case files, or submit anonymous tips to investigators can access the regional security network by calling the DRPS Homicide Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2444, or connecting with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca.
