Victim identified in Nepean homicide as police investigation continues

A 25-year-old man is being identified as the victim of a stabbing on Sherry Lane in Nepean.

Ottawa police officers were called to a home in a neighbourhood just west of Woodroffe Avenue and north of Hunt Club Road, around 1:30a.m., Thursday, July 22, and found a dead man. 

The victim's name is Christopher Avery Houghton.

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Police say the investigation continues and they are asking anyone with information about the stabbing to contact the Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.