Awale Hussein, accused of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Brian Boucher, turned himself in to Ottawa police Wednesday morning. Hussein, 23, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection to Ottawa's first homicide of 2017. Police say 24-year-old Boucher was hanging out with friends at home when the stabbing occured around 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 2. Police identified Brian Boucher as the victim of Ottawa's first homicide of 2017. Hussein was charged in absentia when the warrant was issued last Friday and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 9.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2017 20:15 UTC