Widow of slain GTA soccer ref pleads for info to husband’s unsolved murder [Video]

Woodbridge, Ont., resident Edwin Alvarado would have turned 51 on Wednesday.

Instead of celebrating his birthday, his grieving widow and children will be marking 570 days without their husband and father.

On the evening of Oct. 9, 2022, Alvarado, a futsal referee, was one of three people shot at La Liga Sports Complex, near Finch Avenue West and Dufferin Street. He was rushed to the hospital, but died there a short time later.

One of the other victims sustained life-threatening injuries, while the third person’s injuries were deemed serious. Their injuries have both been “life-altering,” police later said.

The shooter fled the scene.

Toronto police are still unclear about exactly what was happening inside the indoor soccer and basketball facility when the shooting occurred or if the victims were targeted.

They have identified 19-year-old Cristian Adolfo Cuxum as the alleged shooter and a warrant has been issued for his arrest for the offences of second-degree …