Sudarsan Velauthapillai, 23, was shot and killed the night of October 1, 2001, in Etobicoke. At about 9:27 p.m. he and his girlfriend returned from dinner to a residence at 72 Avening Drive. As he exited the vehicle a gunman apparently waiting there opened fire; Velauthapillai was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene while his girlfriend was not hit. Investigators recovered numerous spent cartridge casings and a distinctive fisherman-style hat with a blue, black and white camouflage pattern that they believe fell from the shooter.

Police described the assailant as a Sri Lankan man of brown skin, medium height and build, about 22 to 25 years old, who fled on foot to the north. Detectives said the attack appeared to be a deliberate ambush and noted Velauthapillai’s associations with people involved in Tamil organized crime; one of his close friends had been murdered in Scarborough roughly two weeks earlier. A DNA profile developed from evidence months after the killing has not been publicly matched to anyone.

Does anyone with memories of Etobicoke in 2001 or knowledge of the people involved have information that could identify the shooter?