Windsor police have identified 16-year-old Shane Cushman as the victim in the city’s second homicide of 2026 and named the 18-year-old accused.
Windsor police have identified the 16-year-old boy killed in a Sunday evening stabbing as Shane Cushman and named the 18-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in his death.
The accused, Hatem Hameed, is also charged with uttering threats to cause death and wearing a face mask in the commission of an offence, police said. The charges have not been tested in court.
The stabbing happened around 6 p.m. Sunday at a shopping plaza near Tecumseh Road East and McDougall Street, in the area between Mercer Street and McDougall Street. Police said officers responded to a report of a person with a weapon and found Cushman with a life-threatening injury consistent with a stab wound.
Officers attempted life-saving measures at the scene, including CPR, before Cushman was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Windsor police have described the killing as the city’s second homicide of 2026.
Police said a suspect was arrested within about 15 minutes at a residence in the 1500 block of Goyeau Street, with help from witnesses.
At a Monday news conference, Windsor police Investigation Services Supt. Paolo Di Carlo said the killing had shaken the community, particularly because it involved young people, but said investigators believe it was targeted. He said there was “no ongoing threat to public safety.”
The case remains under investigation by the major crimes unit. Police have said some details are being withheld to protect the integrity of the investigation, and they are asking anyone with information to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers.
Late Tuesday, police also said they were investigating a pellet gun incident near Hameed’s home and were working to determine whether it was connected to Cushman’s killing. In a news release, police said acts of retaliation or intimidation that put the public at risk would be investigated.
A fundraising page for Cushman’s family described him as a deeply loved son, brother, nephew, grandson and friend. By Tuesday evening, the page had raised almost $23,000.
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens called the killing “unwarranted” and “unnecessary,” and said parents, educators and community members need to help young people resolve grievances without weapons or violence.
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