Niagara Regional Police say human remains found in August 2025 belong to a Toronto man who went missing in May 2022. (Francis Vachon/Canadian Press - image credit)

Human remains found in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., over the summer belong to a 24-year-old missing Black man from Toronto, police confirmed on Tuesday.

The death is being investigated as a homicide, Niagara Regional Police said in a news release.

Police say the man was reported missing and was last seen in May 2022. His remains were found in August 2025.

Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police's homicide unit confirmed the identity of the human remains on Tuesday. Police said his family has asked that his name not be released.

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