Man’s death declared homicide; manslaughter charge laid against security guard

The Edmonton Police Service is investigating the death of a man over the weekend that has now been declared the city’s 29th homicide of the year. On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at approximately 4:45 p.m., police were called to the area of 107A Avenue and 96 Street after an injured male was discovered in an alley near a strip mall. Emergency Medical Services attended and the man was declared deceased at the scene. 

The man’s death did not appear suspicious at the time. An autopsy was conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 and the Edmonton Medical Examiner determined Donald Doucette, 51, died as a result of blunt abdominal trauma.

Detectives from the EPS Homicide Section believe Doucette was assaulted and robbed in the alley late Sunday afternoon by a man who was working as a private security guard in the area. 

The security guard, Sheldon Russell Bentley, 35, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2016 without incident. He was charged with manslaughter and robbery. 

Police are not searching for further suspects. The victim and the accused man were not known to each other.

The name of the company the security guard was working for will not be released. 

 

Anyone who has information about this crime is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at http://ift.tt/1az8Eve.

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