A 26-year-old man has been charged in the 2024 shooting death of Ahmed Al-Badri outside Herongate Square in Ottawa’s east end, according to police.
Joshua Painson was charged with second-degree murder, Ottawa police announced Thursday.
Painson was arrested Wednesday, and scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Al-Badri was found in his vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds on the night of Sept. 19, 2024. Despite the efforts of police and paramedics, he was later pronounced dead at hospital.
