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Scarborough rapper arrested in Fort Erie Airbnb double murder
18-year-old Christine Crooks, of Toronto, and Windsor resident Juliana Pannunzio, 20, were fatally shot
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Scarborough rapper arrested in Fort Erie Airbnb double murder
18-year-old Christine Crooks, of Toronto, and Windsor resident Juliana Pannunzio, 20, were fatally shot
Aug 26, 2021
An aspiring Scarborough rapper has been arrested for the shooting murders of two young women at a Fort Erie Airbnb in January.
On Thursday, Niagara Regional Police confirmed that with the assistance of Toronto Police, 22-year-old Christopher Lucas — who cops said was also known as ‘El Plaga,’ was arrested and charged with the shocking deaths.
He faces two counts of first-degree murder and was to appear for a video bail hearing in St. Catharines on Thursday.
On Jan. 19, during a birthday bash at a chalet-styled home along the Niagara Parkway, 20-year-old Windsor resident Juliana Pannunzio and 18-year-old Christine Crooks, of Toronto, were shot.
Someone called 911 and police arrived to find the women dead.
Detectives previously released video surveillance images of the party in an attempt to identify some of the unknown guests who attended.
A $100,0000 reward was also offered for information leading to the arrests of the perpetrator.
“The Niagara Regional Police Service would like to thank the Pannunzio and Crooks families for their patience and understanding during this lengthy investigation,” cops said in a news release Thursday.
“Police would also like to the thank members of the public for their cooperation and assistance.”
Investigators were unusually quiet in regards to the case.
Christopher ‘El Plaga’ Lucas, 22, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.