FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

The Sûreté du Québec is looking for a St. Lazare man in connection with the brutal killing of a 25-year-old cryptocurrency influencer believed to have been murdered in Les Cèdres earlier this year.

The provincial police say 36-year-old Guillaume Nobert of St. Lazare is the prime suspect in the killing. Investigators, however, believe he may be hiding in Mexico.

This is the latest development in the evolving case of the murder of Kevin Mirshahi, whose body was found in October by city workers in a busy Montreal park.

Mirshahi was enjoying a night of bar hopping on June 21 when he and three friends, two women and a man, were attacked and abducted by a group of hooded suspects in the parking lot of a condominium building in Old Montreal. Police believe the victims were taken to a residence on Rolland St. in Les Cèdres. The next morning three of the four abductees were released unharmed and were found in Montreal’s west end. Mirshahi, however, was still missing.

After being found in a Montreal park in mid-October, Mirshahi’s body was finally identified by a coroner on Oct. 30.

Last month, the first arrest was made in the case when Joanie Lepage, 32, of Les Cèdres was charged in connection with the murder. Police allege Mirshahi was killed inside her residence. She is expected to make another court appearance today in Valleyfield.

Meanwhile, police have made two more arrests in the case. Darius Perry, 27, of Châteauguay, and Nackeal Hickey, 26, of Montreal both appeared at the Valleyfield courthouse Nov. 19 to face charges of complicity to commit murder and kidnapping in connection with the slaying.

Hickey made headlines earlier this summer when he allegedly tried to steal a vehicle in Dollard des Ormeaux in the West Island and became involved in a shout-out with police.

In that incident on Aug. 4, a father and his son were unloading their vehicle at the corner of Davignon St. and De Salaberry Blvd. in Dollard when Hickey allegedly shot both men, prompting bystanders to call 911. According to police, about 30 police officers responded immediately, with more than 40 shots fired in the gun battle with the suspect. The father, son, and Hickey were seriously injured and taken to hospital.

Hickey has been in custody since recovering from his injuries. He faces a multitude of charges related to the shooting, including at least one count of attempted murder as well as violating a court order prohibiting him from possessing weapons and with violating parole conditions. Police would not say how he was linked to Mirshahi’s murder.