1 arrested in Champagne Avenue shooting, suspected killer still at large

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Ottawa police are looking for a suspect in a homicide on Jan. 29. (@DutyInspector/X)

By Mike Lacasse

Posted Feb 12, 2024 02:58:33 PM.

Last Updated Feb 12, 2024 02:58:37 PM.

Police arrested an Ottawa man and are still looking for another involved in a shooting that killed a man in Little Italy two weeks ago.

Police say they arrested Sharmaake Abdi Abdi Hire, 28, of Ottawa on Friday and charged him with accessory after the fact to a murder that happened on Jan. 29 on Champagne Avenue South.

The victim was 33-year-old Jama Roble.

Investigators are still looking for Gibriil Bakal, 29, from Edmonton. He is wanted for first-degree murder.

Abdi Hire was in court on Saturday and was remanded into custody.

Police ask anyone with information on Bakal’s location to contact the OPS Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493 or Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477.

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