Shaikh Hussain arrested in 2019 homicide of Fizul Mohammed (updated)

VANCOUVER Police announced on Friday that they have made two arrests in relation to a 2019 homicide that took the life of 43-year-old Fizul Mohammed.

Mohammed was murdered on November 28, 2019. He was injured in the Downtown Eastside, but police were called to Robson and Denman Street where he was found in medical distress. He was taken to hospital, where he died.

Shaikh Hussain, 26, of Vancouver has been charged with one count of second-degree murder.

Trent Harper, 24, of Vancouver has been charged with one count of manslaughter.

Both men are in custody.