OPP offer $50K reward for help solving Caledon murder
Posted January 18, 2022 1:58 pm.
Last Updated January 18, 2022 2:56 pm.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have issued a $50,000 reward for information that leads to arrests and convictions in the 2021 shooting death of a 65-year-old Caledon man.
John Costa was shot to death on Jan. 18, 2021, after two masked men forced their way into his home on Harvest Moon Drive in Bolton at around 12:20 p.m.
Costa was shot several times and died on scene. A second family member was also hurt in the shooting, but has since recovered.
Police believe Costa was targeted.
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“My investigative team is confident that people have information that could identify the culprits responsible for John Costa’s murder,” OPP Det.-Insp. Kurtis Fredericks said in a release.
“Every lead that comes in will be thoroughly investigated. We want to bring resolution to John’s family and ensure those who committed this crime can pose no further threat to anyone in the communities we serve.”
Both suspects are described as young Black males. They were wearing medical style masks and dark clothing and arrived and fled in an older model, black BMW 3-series sedan (pictured below).
Police say the suspects arrived and fled in an older model, black BMW 3-series sedan. HANDOUT/OPP
