A man wanted in connection with the death of a 26-year-old man in Calgary earlier this month has been arrested.
Matthew Crane-Watchmaker, 19, was arrested on Tuesday evening by the Wetaskiwin RCMP.
Crane-Watchmaker is one of two men wanted for second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Darby Chase Shade.
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Shade, known more commonly by the last name “Soop,” was found dead in the parking lot of Westbrook Mall on Jan. 16.
Officers came across Shade’s body after responding to a disturbance at a nearby house party in the 1100 block of 37 Street S.W. at around 10:40 p.m.
“It is believed that an altercation took place at the party within the home, bear spray was deployed and that the disturbance then carried on outside the residence and onto a portion of 37 Street S.W.,” police said in a news release at the time.
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Crane-Watchmaker will be transported to Calgary on Tuesday night, police said in a media release.
Police continue to search for 25-year-old Christian Whitebear, wanted on a warrant for second-degree murder.
Anyone with information on Whitebear’s whereabouts is asked to call the Calgary Police Service non-emergency complaint line at 403-266-1234. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers.
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