Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)

By David Opinko

MURDER SUSPECT BEHIND BARS

Man accused in Lethbridge & Edmonton homicides arrested in Regina

Mar 9, 2020 | 7:07 AM

LETHBRIDGE- Police in Regina have apprehended a man charged with two separate counts of second-degree murder.

According to Edmonton Police Service (EPS), Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe, 29, was arrested at a residence in Regina on March 6, during an unrelated drug search warrant.

On Thursday, February 6, a 35-year-old man was found dead in a home on University Drive West in Lethbridge following reports of numerous gunshots.

Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it was a targeted incident and the parties involved were known to each other. Investigators believe there was a verbal dispute surrounding the illicit drug trade.

A Canada-wide search warrant was issued the following day by LPS.

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Two days later, EPS responded to a weapons complaint at an apartment where Mohamed Makaran, 32, was found dead.

Autopsy confirmed Makaran died from a gunshot wound and the manner of death was homicide.

EPS and LPS had each charged Dhiblawe with one count of second-degree murder.

The suspect will be transported to Edmonton next week.