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Man arrested in British Columbia on murder charge in Toronto

Kyle Dias, 19, wanted by Toronto Police for second-degree murder, was arrested in B.C. Toronto police / handout

NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP says a man wanted for murder in Toronto was arrested last week in British Columbia.

Police say they stopped a man who was riding a bicycle without a helmet in Nanaimo on Friday.

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The officers checked the serial number on the bicycle, confirmed that it had been reported stolen and arrested the man for possession of stolen property.

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Police say when he was asked to identify himself, he gave several different names and produced what they believed to be a fake Ontario driver’s licence.

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They confirmed his identify after he was taken to the RCMP’s Nanaimo detachment.

Kyle Dias, who is 19, is to return to Toronto on Wednesday to face a second-degree murder charge in a Feb. 13 shooting.

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