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Halifax police arrest 3rd man in connection with Derek Miles homicide

A police cruiser is stationed on Pinecrest Drive, in Dartmouth, where Derek Miles was killed on Jan. 19, 2018. His death was declared a homicide on Jan. 20, 2018. File/Global News

Three men have now been charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 19 killing of Derek Miles in Dartmouth.

Murray Robert Timmons, 26, of Dartmouth was arrested Tuesday morning.

Gregory Maxwell Purvis, 52, of Dartmouth and George Andrew Purvis, 30, of West Chezzetcook, were arrested Monday.

READ MORE: Halifax police arrest 2 men in connection with homicide of Derek Miles

According to police, officers arrived at an apartment building at 89 Pinecrest Dr. at around 4:25 p.m. on Jan. 19 in response to a report of a man in medical distress. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Jan. 20, the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and identified the victim as Miles.

Timmons also faces two counts of breaching release conditions and one of breaching probation.

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All three men are expected to appear in Dartmouth provincial court Tuesday.

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