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Arrest made in Prince Albert, Sask. shooting death

Tyrone Nontell was wanted in the shooting death of Tyrell Bird in Prince Albert, Sask. Prince Albert Police Service / Supplied

A man wanted in Prince Albert, Sask., on a second-degree murder charge is now in police custody.

Tyrone Nontell, 32, was arrested during a traffic stop just after 6:30 a.m. CT on Oct. 11.

He was wanted in the shooting death of Tyrell Bird, who was shot in the face on the evening of June 28.

He died on July 2 in a Saskatoon hospital.

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It was the first homicide of 2018 in Prince Albert.

Police said at the time they believed the shooting was not random.

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An arrest warrant was issued for Nontell on Sept. 7.

He will appear Friday in Prince Albert provincial court.

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