Update:
The Major Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Manitoba Integrated Violent Offender Apprehension Unit (MIVOAU), continued a lengthy investigation into the September 10, 2024, homicide of 22-year-old Zeyad SHAMMO.
On March 26, 2026, with the assistance of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) and the BOLO Program, 25-year-old Chad Jason DANDAN, was arrested in Surrey, British Columbia, on his Canada-wide warrant.
DANDAN has been charged with First Degree Murder, Kidnapping, and Extortion. He was turned over to investigators of the Major Crimes Unit and flown back to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he remains in custody.
As previously released:
On September 10, 2024, at approximately 7:45 p.m., West District General Patrol officers responded to the 300 block of Bridge Lake Drive for a report of a missing adult male who had been abducted the previous day.
Members of the Major Crimes Unit assumed the investigation. In the early morning hours of September 13th, 2024, investigators, with assistance from the Tactical Support Team (TST), located a deceased male within a residence in the area of the 100 block of Bristol Avenue.
The deceased victim has been identified as 22-year-old male, Zeyad SHAMMO of Ontario. Family notifications have been made.
His death is considered a homicide, and two suspects that were known to the victim were identified by investigators and taken into custody with the assistance of the Tactical Support Team (TST).
Sonny BALEMBA (26) of Winnipeg has been charged with the following:
- First Degree Murder
- Kidnapping
- Extortion
Robert James CHAYKOWSKI (26) of Winnipeg has been charged with the following:
- First Degree Murder
- Kidnapping
- Extortion
- Fail to Comply with Release Order x 4
They were both detained in custody.