RCMP arrest 19-year-old wanted on murder charge after Watson Street slaying

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The RCMP says it has arrested Ibrahim Hussein connected suspicion of execution pursuing a two-day manhunt that ended connected Newfoundland's westbound coast.

Ibrahim Hussein wanted successful transportation to execution aft 33-year-old killed successful St. John's

Elizabeth Whitten · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 10, 2025 10:50 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

A young antheral with achromatic hairsbreadth with dread locks and acheronian brownish eyes.

The RCMP says it has arrested Ibrahim Hussein, 19, connected suspicion of execution pursuing a two-day manhunt that ended connected Newfoundland's southwest coast.

Const. Jolene Garland told CBC News Hussein was arrested connected Thursday morning successful Port Aux Basques, N.L., wherever helium was arrested astatine the Marine Atlantic terminal.

Garland said Hussein was trying to committee the ferry to Nova Scotia.

Officers besides arrested a 2nd antheral who was accompanying him, she said.

The RNC broke the quality of Hussein's arrest first successful a societal media station published conscionable aft noon NT, saying that Hussein had been arrested and is successful constabulary custody.

RNC communications manager Danielle Barron said helium was arrested at 11:57 a.m.

Police have been looking for the teen since Tuesday nighttime successful transportation to what constabulary called a targeted shooting in the eastbound extremity of St. John's. Police had said Hussein was equipped and dangerous.

Police recovered a 33-year-old antheral extracurricular of a Watson Street location with superior injuries "consistent with gunshot wounds." The antheral was taken to hospital wherever helium died from his injuries.

"Further details volition beryllium released arsenic they go available," said the RNC statement.

The RNC had requested a warrant for Hussein's apprehension connected a fig of charges, including first-degree murder, possession of a limb for a unsafe purpose, careless usage of a firearm and breach of a merchandise order.

Initially, the constabulary said they didn't judge determination was a menace to nationalist safety, but that shifted connected Wednesday erstwhile they described Hussein arsenic "armed and dangerous," advising the nationalist not to approach him and study immoderate sightings.

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