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Man arrested in Toronto to face murder charge for Newfoundland homicide from 2020

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police have arrested a man in Toronto in connection with the killing of a 47-year-old man who was found dead on a residential street in St. John's, N.L., last summer.

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers found the body of Paradise, N.L., resident James Cody on Craigmillar Ave. shortly after gunshots were reported around 4 a.m. on the morning of July 5, 2020.

Police confirmed Cody's death was a homicide resulting from gunshot wounds.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary say in a news release today that, with the co-operation of Toronto police, 44-year-old Kurt Churchill was arrested Tuesday night without incident.

Police say Churchill will be transported to St. John's to appear in provincial court on a charge of murder and a number of firearms-related charges.

They are asking anyone with information on the case to call police or Crime Stoppers.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2021.

The Canadian Press


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