Toronto home invasion suspect wounded during break-in was allowed to walk free from hospital: cops
A masked gunman accidentally shot during the chaotic break-in of a Canadian CEO’s home was quizzed by the authorities while he was at the hospital – before being allowed to walk free. Toronto native Daijohn Richards, 23, faces armed robbery charges and has a Canada-wide warrant out for his arrest over the break-in that unfolded Thursday at the $2.1 million property belonging to MAC Group CEO David Morton.Morton, 75, his wife, Doriana Zohil-Morton, and their adult daughters were attacked — allegedly by Richards and two other men — but amid the chaos that unfolded in the Bridle Path neighborhood, Richards was shot by one of the culprits, according to investigators.He checked himself into a city hospital having sustained a shoulder injury – where cops conducted a “number of interactions” with him in line with a long-established policy relating to gunshot victims.Richards was discharged rather than arrested – as cops didn’t have enough evidence at that point to pin the crime on him.That was before police named him as a suspect Saturday.“What [investigators] need to make sure is that we ironclad a conviction and we don’t just go off on suspicion,” Inspector Kristy Smith told reporters at a press conference, explaining why Richards wasn’t arrested at the hospital.“When we are making an arrest, it’s based on reasonable and probable grounds – which is what is required for us by law to make an arrest.”Richards was not formally named as a suspect until Saturday – and he’s wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant on charges including robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault, and is also accused of discharging a firearm with the intent to wound.The police revelation that Richards wasn’t arrested at the scene sparked widespread fury online – with police forced to issue a further explanation.“We want to address some confusion surrounding the investigation into the home invasion in the Bridle Path neighbourhood,” Toronto cops said.“Invest...