Man charged in 2023 homicide in Ottawa's rural southeast

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A file photo from 2023 of the scene of a homicide on Farmers Way in rural south Ottawa. A 48-year-old man has been charged with the killing of Granit Ahmeti.

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A man from Georgian Bay has been charged with first degree murder in connection with a 2023 shooting on Farmers Way in Ottawa.

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The Ottawa Police Service announced on Wednesday they charged 48-year-old Richard Micks in connection with the homicide of Granit Ahmeti.

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Ahmeti was 26 when he was killed on Aug. 19, 2023. Police said at the time Ahmeti was shot to death in Ottawa’s rural southeast area early in the morning.

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Emergency responders were called that day to an address in the 4000 block of Farmers Way, just east of Leitrim Road in the Piperville-Carlsbad area at about 3:45 a.m. after people witnessed a shooting, police said.

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The shooting took place outdoors. It was investigated at the time as an “isolated incident.”

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In 2023, his family remembered him as “a beloved son, selfless brother, loving partner and the kindest friend anyone could be blessed in this life to have.”

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Micks, of the Georgian Bay area, was arrested and charged by the Homicide Unit on Tuesday, Aug. 25. He appeared in court on Wednesday.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPS Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5493.

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