A 65-year-old man was killed in southwest Edmonton, allegedly by a stranger police said was acting suspicious, on Wednesday.
The Edmonton Police Service said officers responded at 1 p.m. to the Desrochers neighbourhood over reports of someone acting suspicious near 121 Street and 35 Avenue SW.
Officers arrived in the southside neighbourhood to find a 27-year-old man who they confirmed was acting suspiciously, although police did not specify in what way.
Police canvassed the area and found a man dead in a garage nearby.
Oleksii Iskra, 27, was arrested and the EPS homicide section was called in to take over the investigation. He has been charged with second-degree murder.
An autopsy on Thursday found Sugeng Pariono died from blunt force trauma and his death was deemed a homicide.
Police said the accused and the victim did not know each other.