Ottawa man charged with murder after poker game robbery turns deadly
Ottawa police have laid a murder charge in the recent killing of a man in the city's Manor Park neighbourhood, and are trying to identify a second suspect.
Kevin Willington, 53, was killed at a house on Birch Avenue on the evening of Friday, April 19.
Police believe he died during a struggle that stemmed from the robbery of a weekly basement poker game, according to a news release issued on Friday.
Tristan Ethier, 20, has been charged with second-degree murder. The Ottawa man was arrested on Thursday and is scheduled to appear in court Friday.
Homicide investigators are still trying to identify a second man who they say was involved in the incident.
He's described as a white male, about six feet tall, 190 pounds and wearing dark clothing.
Willington was an active member of Ottawa and Ontario's badminton scene.