Charge laid in weekend homicide

The EPS Homicide Section has charged a 28-year-old man in relation to the death of a male at a southwest Edmonton residence on Sunday morning, Nov. 1, 2020.

Roland Blind, 28, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Frankie Sawan, 24. Both men were known to one another.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. There is no additional information available for release at this time.

Background

Southwest Division officers responded at 4:49 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, to a home at 104 Street and 67 Avenue on the report of an injured 24-year-old male. The victim was found unresponsive before officers arrived. Members performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but the man was pronounced dead in hospital.

A suspect was arrested a short distance away from the address.

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