Ottawa police make arrest in MacLaren Street homicide investigation

Ottawa police are investigating and have made an arrest in the city's third homicide of 2017 after a 19-year-old man's body was found on Monday night in Centretown.

On May 15, police officers responded to a disturbance call in the 400 block of MacLaren Street at 10:50 p.m. where paramedics were attending a medical call.

A man was found lying on the ground after possibly falling from a nearby highrise building, police said. The man died at the scene.

The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Ahmad Afrahof Ottawa.

Police say they have deemed the death suspicious and the major crime unit isinvestigating.

A manhas been arrested and is expected in court Thursday.

Police vehiclesremainedparked outside an apartment tower at 415MacLarenSt. on Wednesday afternoon.

Anyone with information is asked to call Ottawa police at 613-236-1222, ext. 5493.