OTTAWA – Police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a suspect in the stabbing death of a teenager outside a downtown Ottawa hotel.
Brandon Volpi, 18, died after being stabbed on Saturday while celebrating after his high school prom.
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Ottawa police say 18-year-old Devontay Hackett is facing a charge of second-degree murder.
Hackett is described as a light brown-skinned male, six feet tall and 135 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes.
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Ottawa police Const. Mark Soucy says Hackett is known to police.
He says the investigation is ongoing but Hackett is currently the only person being sought.
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