A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in Windsor, Ont. Monday and a 45-year-old male suspect who police say was known to the victim has been arrested.
Windsor police responded to a local hospital at 5:30 p.m., after the teen was brought there by friends and was suffering from a single gunshot wound.
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Investigators determined the shooting had occurred inside a residence on University Avenue East in Windsor and contained the scene.
The victim died from his injuries in hospital and the investigation was then upgraded to a homicide.
At 10:45 p.m., police attended an apartment on Riverside Drive East and arrested a 45-year-old suspect without incident.
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Neither the suspect or the victim have been identified and no charges have yet been laid.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact police at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS).
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