Suspect in Zakaria Iqbal homicide turns himself in

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Suspect in Zakaria Iqbal homicide turns himself in

Ottawa police say a suspect in the fatal stabbing of Zakaria Iqbal last November has turned himself in.

Police had issued a Canada-wide warrant for Rhyan Alexander Moore in relation to the homicide of Iqbal.

Iqbal, 18, was fatally stabbed during a fight in a parking lot near the intersection of Montreal Road and Lajoie Street on Nov. 27, 2017.

Moore, a 27-year-old from Ottawa, turned himself in to Peel Regional Police. He is expected to be in court in Ottawa on Tuesday.

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