Edmonton man facing second-degree murder charges in connection with Deleeuw death

Homicide Section detectives have arrested and charged a 26-year-old Edmonton man with the April 6, 2015 murder of Trevor Keith Deleeuw.

David Klassen was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Yellowknife, NWT, by Yellowknife RCMP during a residential drug raid.
Edmonton Police Service Homicide Section investigators had issued an Alberta/NWT-wide warrant for Klassen’s arrest the previous day on Monday, Aug. 31. As a result, Yellowknife RCMP transported Klassen to Edmonton on Thursday evening, where he was charged with Deleeuw’s murder.

Klassen is facing charges of second-degree murder, unlawful use of a firearm, assault with a weapon and disguise with intent.

He is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Edmonton on Tuesday, Sept. 8^th.

Deleeuw’s death was the city’s sixth homicide of 2015.

Background:
The death of a 25-year-old that occurred on Monday, April 6, 2015 is Edmonton’s 6^th homicide of 2015.

It has been determined so far that shots were fired around 9 p.m., Monday, April 6, in a parking lot in the area of 215 Street and 115 Avenue in Edmonton. This address is being investigated as the scene of the crime where the victim was shot. St. Albert RCMP is investigating the second scene in connection with the death, where the man’s body was found.

The Edmonton Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 and determined the death of Trevor Keith Deleeuw to be a homicide. The cause of death was gunshot wounds.

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