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Posted: Jun 01, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 1
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting on Alta Vista Drive on May 28, 2021, that left Abdulaziz Abdullah, 34, and Mohamad Abdullah, 27, dead and a third brother suffering from undisclosed injuries.(Mathieu Thériault/CBC)
It was a hefty robbery of drugs and money in the Dominican Republic that led to a criminal underworld bounty that left two Ottawa brothers dead and another injured, CBC News has learned.
Abdulaziz Abdullah, 34, and Mohamad Abdullah, 27, were both fatally shot Friday around 6:30 p.m. in a packed Alta Vista Drive parking lot. Third brother Fawaz Abdullah was also shot but is expected to survive his injuries. The brothers are believed to have been unarmed at the time.