Police have charged a second man with second-degree murder in relation to a fatal stabbing at a Gatineau, Que., gas station earlier this month.
Police said 31-year-old Nicolas Brazeau-D’Avignon was arrested on Monday evening shortly before 7 p.m. in Gatineau in connection with the death of 35-year-old Matthew Francis O’Heron.
The victim’s body was found on Nov. 14 outside an Ultramar gas station on boulevard La Vérendrye Ouest. An autopsy confirmed O’Heron died as a result of a stabbing.
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Brazeau-D’Avignon is charged with second-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Police issued a warrant for the suspect’s arrest last week.
This is the second person to be charged in connection to Gatineau’s third homicide of the year.
Last week police also arrested and charged 32-year-old Danny Hamel-Racine with second-degree murder.
Police said Tuesday the homicide investigation is ongoing and there might be further arrests.
