Capture in Detroit: Canada’s Most Wanted Fugitive Malique Calloo Arrested
Key suspect in 2022 Daniel Squalls drive-by shooting finally apprehended
On July 23, 2023, one of Canada’s Most Wanted fugitives was located and arrested in a Detroit, Michigan suburb. In a coordinated arrest, Malique Calloo was extradited back to Windsor, Ontario, in connection to the 2022 drive-by shooting that killed twenty-four-year-old Daniel Squalls.
Malique Calloo was a semi-professional basketball player. He played on the junior teams but never made it to the NBA, unlike his brother, Maurice Calloo. At the time of the murder, Malique was twenty-six years old.
Calloo was on the run for nine months. Video surveillance had placed him at the scene of the crime. Calloo had also been on release for another violent crime, which Windsor Police have stated is another reason to keep violent offenders in custody while awaiting further court proceedings.
He had been added to the Canadian Be on the Lookout (BOLO) program’s Top 25 most wanted fugitives. In his time on the run, there had been a $6000 reward for information leading to an arrest, and it is unclear if it was a tip that located him.
Daniel Squalls’ mother, Tylina, said of the arrest: “I shouted, I jumped, I cried. I…
