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Edmonton police arrest man in connection to October homicide

Police have arrested 31-year-old Aaron Myles Atchooay in connection to a warrant for second-degree murder. Supplied by EPS

The Edmonton Police Service said Tuesday that it had made in arrest in connection to a homicide in mid-October.

Aaron Myles Atchooay, 31, was arrested on Dec. 11 in relation to a warrant connected to the death of Justin Wade Highet, 34.

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Police said Highet was found dead on the morning of Oct. 14 inside a home in east Edmonton, in the area of 172 Avenue and 47 Street.

An autopsy found his death was due to gunshot wounds and that it was a homicide.

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A warrant for second-degree murder was issued for Atchooay on Oct. 15.

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