Police make arrest in west end homicide
Posted Oct 25, 2016 06:57:55 AM.
Last Updated Oct 25, 2016 07:43:38 AM.
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OTTAWA – The man suspected in the stabbing death of Joshua Briere over the weekend is now in police custody.
Police believe Brandon Ethier stabbed Briere after a fight got out of hand during a birthday party early Saturday morning, according to the Citizen.
The paper says Ethier was rushed to hospital for an overdose a short time later, where he was arrested Sunday evening.
He was taken into custody when he was discharged Monday and charges are expected, according to the paper.
Joshua Briere, 26, died from stab wounds to his torso after a fight at his apartment on Clyde Avenue around 3 a.m. Saturday.
It marks the 16th murder in Ottawa in 2016.
