A wanted Halifax man was arrested in Ottawa on Thursday.

Police say Tyrell Peter Dechamp, 26, was unlawfully at large after failing to return to his Halifax home by 11 p.m. on April 19. They issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest and said he should be considered armed and dangerous.

Ontario Provincial Police arrested him Thursday afternoon and plans are underway to return him to Nova Scotia.

Halifax police issued a public appeal for help finding Dechamp in the wake of several deadly shootings in the city. Dechamp failed to meet his curfew on the night Naricho Clayton was shot dead on Gottingen Street.

Police wouldn't say whether Dechamp is a suspect or a person of interest in any of the shootings.

Dechamp was released from prison just two months ago and has a violent criminal past, including a conviction for murder when he was a teen.