Kitigan Zibi man arrested in connection with fatal Aylmer stabbing

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Police in Gatineau, Que., say a 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last month's killing of 22-year-old Trevor Turner. (Michel Aspirot/Radio-Canada - image credit)
Police in Gatineau, Que., say a 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last month's killing of 22-year-old Trevor Turner. (Michel Aspirot/Radio-Canada - image credit)

A 19-year-old man from Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg has been arrested in connection with last month's fatal stabbing of a man in the Aylmer sector of Gatineau, Que.

Trevor Turner, 22, was found suffering from serious upper body wounds outside a Court Street bar early on the morning of May 28.

Turner was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Gatineau police said Wednesday they had arrested 19-year-old Malcolm Smith, a resident of the First Nations community in western Quebec.

He is expected to appear in court Thursday on a charge of accessory after the fact to manslaughter, police said.

The investigation continues and more arrests are expected, Gatineau police said.

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