Ottawa police accuse man of involvement in violent crimes across region

Ottawa Police sign outside headquarters on Elgin St. in Ottawa. (CTV News Ottawa)

The Ottawa Police Service says a 26-year-old man is facing charges in connection with at least three home invasions in Ottawa and other violent crimes in Brockville and Limoges.

Ottawa and Brockville police and the Russell County OPP were involved in the investigation, which dates back to 2024.

The first incident happened around 1:08 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2024. Three people allegedly approached a victim who was sitting in his vehicle on Altha Avenue in Vanier and forcibly removed him from the car at gunpoint. The victim’s keys were taken, and several items were stolen from his apartment, police said.

The second incident happened on Jan. 20, 2025, at around 8:55 p.m. Three people allegedly fired gunshots into a home on Black Canary Drive in Ottawa’s south end. The victim inside the home was able to scare the suspects away, according to police.

The third incident happened around 9:50 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2025. Five people are alleged to have stormed into a home on Marinoff Way in Orléans, demanding cash at gunpoint. They left with unspecified stolen property, police said.

The same person is accused of being involved in each of these incidents, but the identities of the other suspects are unknown. Police did not have any descriptions about these other individuals, but said Investigators believe the additional suspects involved in these incidents are the same individuals across the cases.

The accused was also charged with two shootings in the Brockville area and a home invasion involving firearms in the Limoges area in 2024, according to police.

The man’s name was not included in a news release on Wednesday, but police told CTV News Ottawa on Thursday the name of the accused is Mohammad Abdallah.

The 26-year-old is accused of offences such as discharging a firearm with intent, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit indictable offences, breaking and entering a dwelling, possession and use of restricted or prohibited firearms, careless and dangerous use of a weapon, wearing a disguise during the commission of an offence, and discharging a firearm in a reckless manner.

The investigation remains ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.