A 20-year-old man wanted in connection with the September shooting death of a Burnaby man was arrested at the Canada-United States border last week after being detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
Charges were laid against Vancouver resident Samir Mokhtar in October for manslaughter with a firearm and accessory after the fact to murder and a Canada wide warrant was issued, according to a press release from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
The charges stemmed from the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Aladdin Ramadan outside a residence in the 2000 block of Rosser Avenue on Sept. 24. In October, a 16-year-old Surrey resident, whose name won’t be released as he is a young offender, was arrested and charged with second degree murder.
Despite issuing a warrant for Mokhtar, investigators were aware he had fled the country shortly after the shooting, the release stated.
Less than three months after Ramadan’s murder, Mokhtar resurfaced at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Dec. 10.
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained Mokhtar after arriving from Dubai on an Air Emirates flight. He was taken to Canadian authorities in Blaine, Washington where he was arrested on the outstanding charges.
Mokhtar remains in custody at this time. He will be in Vancouver court on Jan. 12, 2015.
