A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection to a fatal stabbing in southeast Calgary earlier this week.
On Sept. 22, while en route to an unrelated call, police said officers found a man with stab wounds lying on the road close to 135 Lynnview Rd. S.E., at around 4:45 a.m.
Police called EMS but the victim, who has since been identified as 26-year-old Ismail Charanek, died at the scene.
Following the incident, officers began the search for Charanek’s roommate, who was spotted and arrested near a wooded area in the southwest community of Patterson Heights on Wednesday.
Eddy Nakasenh-Bandasak, 24, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the stabbing.
Nakasenh-Bandasak is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 30.
In a news release on Friday, police said it’s believed the stabbing was the result of an argument between the two men which “escalated to violence.”
“These investigations are a priority for us and the fact that we were able to lay a charge in this case so quickly, in a week when we had two other suspicious deaths, is a testament to how well our people work together,” Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta said.
Charanek’s death marks Calgary’s 26th homicide this year.