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Taylor Morrow-Flint shot and killed on Ritchie Street

A young man was shot and killed in a home on Ritchie Street in Ottawa's west end Wednesday night, the city's fourth homicide of the year and second of the week.

Morrow's death is Ottawa's 2nd homicide this week, 4th of 2016

Ritchie Street homicide

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Ottawa police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old man on Ritchie Street.

A young man was shot and killedon Ritchie Street in Ottawa's west end Wednesday night, the city's fourth homicideof the year and second of the week.

Taylor Morrow-Flint, 20, died at the scene, police said.

Taylor Morrow-Flint, 20, was shot to death at 82 Ritchie St. on Wednesday night, police say. (Giacomo Panico/CBC)

Officers responded to ahome in the 80 block of Ritchie Street around 7:30 p.m., said Staff Sgt. Bruce Pirt of the Ottawa police major crimes unit.

There are no suspects in custody andno suspectdescriptions, Pirt said.

No oneelse was injured.

Nothing yet to suggest 2homicides related

Police are interviewing witnessesand are asking anyone with information to call themajor crimes unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5493.

Mohamed Ali Hassan, 19, was stabbed to death in an Overbrook park two days earlier.

Michael Leblanc, a 26-year-old Ottawa resident, has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to Monday's homicide.

Pirt said they always explore the idea that violent crimes are related but there's nothing to suggest Wednesday's killing is linked to anything else.