A man wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant for second-degree murder in a fatal Calgary stabbing has been arrested near Vancouver, more than a month after the victim died.
Michael Elendu was identified as a suspect in the death of 20-year-old Kyreese George Wright.
Wright was found stabbed to death in his home on Pantanella Court N.W. in the neighbourhood of Panorama Hills on Dec. 16.
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On Wednesday, Calgary police issued a second plea for help finding Elendu.
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Thanks to a tip from the public, police said officers with the New Westminster Police Department arrested Elendu.
Calgary police said Elendu would eventually be brought back to the city.
New Westminster is a city in the Vancouver area.
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