Murder charge laid after 2019 homicide in north Edmonton

Charges have been laid in an Edmonton homicide from 2019 in which a 29-year-old man died of multiple stab wounds.

Police were called to the area of 89 Street and 144 Avenue in the morning of July 8, 2019. They found a 29-year-old man outside a nearby townhouse complex. He was rushed to hospital where he later died.

An autopsy later that week identified the man as Marcus Streete and his death was ruled a homicide.

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On Thursday, Edmonton police announced Edwin Luberisse has been charged with second-degree murder in Streete’s death. The 35-year-old was arrested and charged on Monday.

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According to the Edmonton Police Service website, there were 17 homicides in the city in 2019.