Arrest made in shooting of two men in Port Perry
by Rik Davie/The Scugog Standard

The suspect sought in connection with last week’s double shooting incident in Port Perry, in which a Toronto man was killed and another injured, has turned himself in to Durham police.

According to the Durham Region Police Service (DRPS), Danny Nguyen, 27, of Port Perry, surrendered to police in Oshawa Monday morning (March 8) on the advice of legal counsel, after a Canada-wide warrant was issued for his arrest. His surrender comes four days after police descended upon a Port Perry residence in response to reports of a shooting incident, in which Andrew Lee Shue, 43, of Toronto, was shot and killed. The second shooting victim, a 35-year-old man, is currently recovering from non-life threatening injuries.

Nguyen faces several charges in connection with the incident, including second-degree murder and aggravated assault. He appeared in court Tuesday morning (March 9) and remains in custody.

According to DRPS, all three men in this incident were acquaintances and investigators do not believe this was a random act.

Sometime around 4:30 p.m. on March 4, police, ambulance and fire were notified of an incident at 1769 Scugog St. (Hwy. 7A) just west of Crandle St. in Port Perry.

One man was discovered outside the home with at least two bullet wounds and rushed to Lakeridge Health Port Perry and then on to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

After police surrounded the home and searched adjacent buildings, TAC Unit officers backed up by DRPS K-9 officers searched the home and found the body of a male who had reportedly been shot and killed.

The busy section of road was closed off by DRPS and OPP while forensic unit officers were called and homicide officers - with the assistance of North Durham Criminal Investigation Branch detectives - began a canvass of nearby homes for witnesses.

This is the third homicide of 2010 in Durham Region and the first in the North Durham area.
Mr. Nguyen appeared by video for a brief hearing and was prohibited from communicating with the surviving victim. A trial date has not been set and the allegations remain unproven.

Anyone with new information about this ongoing investigation is asked to contact Det. Terry Haight of the DRPS Homicide Unit at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 5247. Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.durhamcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.