Police announce $50K reward for information about Gavin Daley’s homicide

Waterloo Regional Police have announced a $50,000 reward for information that will lead to the conviction of those responsible for Gavin Daley's death.

Deputy Chief Shirley Hilton was joined by members of Daley's family at a news conference Friday morning at police headquarters.

“The snitches get stitches culture scares people and stops them from coming forward. My family begs you to please find a way to share what you know. We need to know.” Daley's mother, Veronica, pleaded at the news conference.

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She said she misses her son like air, who was taken from her just a week before Christmas.

Daley, who was 23 at the time of his death, was found dead in his Westwood Drive apartment following a fire on December 17, 2015.

He was located with signs of trauma. A post-mortem later determined that he had been shot.

Regional police point out that in the last eight years, 23 full-time investigators have worked on the investigation. They have interviewed and received statements from over 300 people. Police have also completed over 50 judicial authorizations.

Anyone who has information about the homicide is asked to call police at 519-570-9777 ext. 8191, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at www.waterloocrimestoppers.com