Edmonton police are trying to find an American man who was visiting Edmonton earlier this month and may have been in an Old Strathcona apartment around the time of the city’s latest homicide.
EPS investigators are looking to speak with 19-year-old Andrew Nicolous Barnett, who they believe was in the suite on 83 Avenue near 107 Street on Sunday, March 11, prior to or during the incident leading to the death of 39-year-old Marlon Jair Nunez.
Barnett is from Atlanta, Ga., and was visiting Edmonton at the time of the incident.
Nunez had been stabbed to death and his body was found in the apartment building after police received a call from a concerned family member.
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A second-degree murder warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old Edmonton man, Kyle Lauman. In addition to the murder charge, Lauman is also facing charges of causing an indignity to a body and possession of an offensive weapon.
Lauman is five-foot-five and 211 pounds and has short black hair and brown eyes. He also has a moustache and a thin goatee. Both of his ears are pierced.
Police said they believe Lauman is “armed and dangerous and should not be approached” if spotted.
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Anyone with information about Lauman’s whereabouts is urged to call the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
Nunez is Edmonton’s fourth homicide victim of 2018.
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