March 26, 2020

Located in Thunder Bay

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in a joint investigation with Brantford Police Service and under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), have arrested an individual in connection with a double-homicide in the City of Brantford last summer.

On July 18, 2019, Dorothy Lynn VANEVERY, 62-years-old and Larry REYNOLDS, 64-years-old, were found deceased in their home on Park Road South in Brantford.

The accused, Kareem ZEDAN, 22-years-old of Pickering, was arrested in Thunder Bay on March 24, 2020, and is charged with two counts of First-Degree Murder (Criminal Code Section 235(1)).

The accused remains in custody with a scheduled appearance by video before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brantford on April 2, 2020.

Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at http://hc-cs.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Contact: Derek Rogers- Regional Media Relations Coordinator-OPP West Region Headquarters

Email: derek.rogers@opp.ca

Phone: (519) 652-4161