Man, 29, charged with second-degree homicide in death of man, 27, in Barrhaven Friday night

Squad cars remain at the scene Saturday of a homicide in Barrhaven Friday night Photo by Elizabeth Payne /POSTMEDIAArticle content

Ottawa police say the victim of a homicide on Longfields Drive in Barrhaven on Friday night a 27 year-old man.

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Munyaradzi Gonouya, 29, of Ottawa, has been charged with second-degree murder in the case. He appeared in court on Saturday morning.

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Police said that first responders had been called to the 200 block of Longfields at 8:10 p.m. on Friday. A person was located there with life-threatening injuries and later died.

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On Saturday morning, police were still at the scene.

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Shaken neighbours reported hearing screams and seeing a body in the middle of Longfields on Friday evening.

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“I heard a bunch of screaming outside. At first we thought it was a car crash and someone got hit,” said Uliana Carunas who lives several doors down from the townhome where police continued to investigate.

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Carunas said her family had been told the death was as a result of a fight.

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“It’s really sad,” she said.

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Another neighbour, Liban Osman, said he and his family were still shaken after arriving home from prayers Friday night to see the body in the middle of Longfields.

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Osman also said police told them the death was as a result of a fight and assured them there was no further danger to the public. Still, he said, he, his family, and other neighbours were shaken.

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“I am still shaking,” Osman said Saturday morning. “When we came back from prayers we saw a body on the road. It is never an easy thing to see.”

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He described the neighbourhood as family-oriented.

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“You don’t see anything like that around here. There are a lot of children,” he said.

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Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service homicide unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.

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Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.

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The homicide was the fifth reported in Ottawa so far in 2025.

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