Arrest made in February east-end homicide

Ottawa police vehicles outside 500 St. Laurent Blvd. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. Omar Jonathan Grant was fatally stabbed in the building the night before. Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIAArticle content

Ottawa police have arrested a second man in relation to a February homicide.

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Samuel Laurin-Gauvreau, 25, of Ottawa, was arrested on an outstanding Canada-wide warrant in the Feb. 15 stabbing death of Omar Jonathan Grant, also 25.

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Laurin-Gauvreau was scheduled to appear in court on March 18.

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Soon after the stabbing, Jacob Blanchard, 25, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and assault with a weapon.

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It was announced at that time that a nationwide warrant had been issued for the arrest of Laurin-Gauvreau, who was facing identical charges.

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Police were called to a highrise apartment building at 500 St. Laurent Blvd. at about 9:25 p.m. on Feb. 15 for a “disturbance,” police said at the time.

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A photo of Omar Jonathan Grant from a GoFundMe page. GoFundMeArticle content

Police said a 25-year-old male was discovered at the residence.

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Ottawa paramedics transported two men to hospital after receiving a call to the address at about 9:30 p.m., and first man had “penetrative trauma” and was pronounced dead at hospital.

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A second man, in his 30s, was taken to hospital in stable condition with a head injury, paramedics said.

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