{"id":488768,"date":"2026-02-21T00:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488768\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:24:35","slug":"police-issue-canada-wide-warrant-for-murder-suspect-in-2025-ottawa-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488768\/","title":{"rendered":"Police issue Canada-wide warrant for murder suspect in 2025 Ottawa stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a suspect charged with murder in a 2025 fatal stabbing in Ottawa. <\/p>\n<p>Whereabouts of 19-year-old Zakarye Abdi-Jama unknown<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771633473_516_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"author-image-img\"\/><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/author\/guy-quenneville-1.3950762\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guy Quenneville<\/a>  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Feb 20, 2026 4:22 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Ottawa police are seeking Zakarye Abdi-Jama of Ottawa, the 19-year-old charged with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old. Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for Abdi-Jama.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771633474_793_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Ottawa police are seeking Zakarye Abdi-Jama of Ottawa, the 19-year-old charged with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Raphael Atende. Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for Abdi-Jama. (Francis Ferland\/CBC\/Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n<p>Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a suspect charged with murder in a 2025 fatal stabbing in Ottawa. <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Ottawa police announced they&#8217;ve charged 19-year-old Zakarye Abdi-Jama of Ottawa with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Raphael Atende.<\/p>\n<p>Abdi-Jama is accused of stabbing Atende shortly after midnight on the 1700 block of Russell Road on Oct. 18, 2025. Atende&#8217;s death was Ottawa&#8217;s 15th homicide of that year. <\/p>\n<p>Police said Friday they don&#8217;t know where Abdi-Jama is, nor do they have a recent or clear picture of him. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Should one become available, the Ottawa Police Service will share it on our website and social media channels,&#8221; the police service said.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know Raphael Atende and have some memories to share? 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