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A final suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the 2024 homicide of 22-year-old Zeyad Shammo from Ontario.<\/p>\n
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The Winnipeg Police Service confirmed that on March 26, 25-year-old Chad Jason Dandan was arrested in Surrey, B.C., with the help of a special enforcement unit and the BOLO Program.<\/p>\n
In a release, police said its major crimes unit continued an investigation into the killing of Shammo, which dates back to September 2024.<\/p>\n
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The investigation led to the arrest of Dandan, who was\u00a0wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and has been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and extortion, according to the release.<\/p>\n
He has since been returned to Winnipeg, where he remains in custody.<\/p>\n
Police were first called on Sept. 10, 2024, to the 300 block of Bridge Lake Drive for reports of a missing man who had allegedly been abducted the day before.<\/p>\n
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On Sept. 13, officers located a deceased man inside a home on Bristol Avenue. He was later identified as Shammo, an Ontario resident.<\/p>\n
Investigators determined his death was a homicide.<\/p>\n
Two other suspects, 26-year-old Sonny Balemba and 26-year-old Robert James Chaykowski, both of Winnipeg, were previously arrested and charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and extortion.<\/p>\n
Chaykowski also faces additional charges for failing to comply with a release order.<\/p>\n
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