Ottawa

Vanier homicide of Dady Jean leads to first-degree murder charges

Two men and a woman have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 14 homicide of 41-year-old Dady Jean, Ottawa police say.

Jean, 41, shot on Nov. 15 in Ottawa's 7th homicide of 2015

Police tape cordons off a stretch of the 300 block of Lacasse Avenue after Dady Jean was shot to death on Nov. 14, 2015. (Jean-Sébastien Marier/CBC)

Three people are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the Nov. 14 homicide of 41-year-old Dady Jean in Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood.

Johnnie Locey-Derouchie, 23, and Dominique Paul Chrétien, 20, were both taken into custody by police in connection with the homicide, the city's seventh of 2015. They were both charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday.

Dominique Paul Chrétien was arrested early Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Dady Jean on Nov. 14. (Laurie Foster-MacLeod)

Ottawa police announced that two men had been arrested shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday morning. 

A third person, Candy Locey of Ottawa, was also arrested in connection with Jean's killing and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 14, officers were called to the 300 block of Lacasse Avenue in the city's Vanier neighbourhood after receiving a 911 call indicating shots had been fired.

One man — later identified as Jean — was transported to hospital and later pronounced dead. Police said at the time that the shooting was not a random act.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Ottawa police major crime section at 613-236-1222, ext. 5493.