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Edmonton police say 30-year-old man charged with 2nd-degree murder in November death

A file photo of an Edmonton Police Service vehicle. Global News

A 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a man in Edmonton last month.

In a news release issued Wednesday, police said Darnell Richard Belcourt has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Jonathan Robert Miller.

Police have yet to release how they believe Miller died or what they believe may have motivated the alleged killing.

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“The autopsy has been completed but investigators are still awaiting further tests and analysis before a cause of death can be released,” police said.

READ MORE: Edmonton police investigating suspicious death downtown 

At about 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 20, paramedics were called to a residence in the area of 103 Avenue and 95 Street. They requested that police officers attend the scene as well.

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Police have not said what officers or paramedics found, however, police said at the time that a person was detained in connection with the investigation that same evening.

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