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Man charged with second-degree murder after man’s death in northwest Edmonton

Edmonton homicide detectives investigate man's death on the northwest end of the city, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Les Knight, Global News

A 47-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man in northwest Edmonton last weekend.

At around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, police were called to a home in the area of 128 Avenue and 129 Street in the Athlone neighbourhood.

Read more: Edmonton homicide detectives investigating suspicious death of 53-year-old man

Terry Allen Maksymyszyn, 53, was found unconscious inside the home. CPR was performed on site before Maksymyszyn was taken to hospital. He died at around 4:20 a.m. the next morning, police said.

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An autopsy was performed, but police are not releasing Maksymyszyn’s cause or manner of death.

On Thursday, Mark Robie Wheeler, 47, of Edmonton, was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder.

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