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2nd suspect charged with murder after wounded woman dies in Edmonton hospital

Edmonton Police badge is seen during a police memorial parade in Ottawa Sunday September 26, 2010. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon

A second man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a woman earlier this month, which was ruled Edmonton’s 20th homicide of 2016.

Brian Joseph Boysis, 34, was wanted in connection to the murder of Sabrina Papin.

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Police issued an Alberta-wide warrant for him on May 6, saying he had ties to the Calgary area. On Monday, RCMP arrested Boysis on the Siksika First Nation in southern Alberta.

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Boysis faces eight charges: second-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, use of a firearm while committing an offence, unauthorized possession of a firearm, robbery with a prohibited/restricted firearm and possession firearm while prohibited (x 2).

Sabrina Papin, 27, died after she was admitted to an Edmonton hospital with a gunshot wound on May 3. A 31-year-old man also sustained a gunshot wound.

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Police would not say where the pair sustained their injuries, or which hospital they went to.

Earlier this month, Chad Neville Boysis, 29, was charged with a list of offences, including second-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.

READ MORE: Edmonton police lay charges after woman shot to death, 2nd suspect on the loose

At this point it’s not clear how or if the men are related.

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