49-year-old man ID'd as victim in south Ottawa homicide

Police say Opiny P'Ochieng was found dead around 3:40 a.m. Saturday

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Caption: Opiny P'Ochieng, 49, was found dead in south Ottawa early Saturday morning. Police say he was killed. (Facebook)

Ottawa police are investigating the city's 12th homicide of the year after a man was found dead Saturday morning in the city's south end.
Police said a man's body was discovered at around 3:40 a.m. near Russell Road and Southvale Crescent.
He was identified Sunday as 49-year-old Opiny P'Ochieng of Ottawa.

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Russell Road between Southvale Crescent and Tupper Avenue was closed while police investigated.
Anyone with information is asked to call Ottawa police at 613-236-1222, extension 5493, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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