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Suspect arrested in Caldwell Avenue homicide

Ottawa police say a 19-year-old man is dead after a shooting on Caldwell Avenue Thursday night. (Ryan Arden/CTV News Ottawa) Ottawa police say a 19-year-old man is dead after a shooting on Caldwell Avenue Thursday night. (Ryan Arden/CTV News Ottawa)
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Ottawa police arrested a suspect in connection to a homicide in the Carlington neighbourhood last month.

Zachary Tiglik, 19, was shot to death on Caldwell Avenue on June 29.

On July 4, police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a suspect on a charge of second-degree murder.

Police said on Thursday that Tyler Leonard-MacLeod of Ottawa has been arrested and charged in connection to the homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa police homicide unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5493.

The June 29 shooting death of Tiglik was the second homicide in the neighbourhood that week.  A 47-year-old man died following a shooting on Raven Avenue on June 28.

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