Suspect in killing of 39-year-old Winnipeg man arrested after police block off section of Sargent

Winnipeg police have arrested aman who was wanted in connection with the killing of a 39-year-old man at a downtown Winnipeg hotelearlier this month.

ChristopherCurtis Bone, 31, was taken into custodyTuesday morning by the police service's tactical support team, with the assistance of general patrol officers and a canine unit, at a residence onSargent Avenue, police said Wednesday.

Police descended on an area around Sargent Avenue and Balmoral Street around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The police service's armoured vehicle and a number of cruisers wereused to block roads. At least one of the officers responding had aweapon drawn, and a canine unit was present.

At the time, spokesperson Const. Dani McKinnon said the police presence was part of an ongoing investigation, and the public was asked to avoid the area.

Bone has now been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death ofRyan Mitchell Spence.

Spence was found shot shortly after midnight on May 1, after officers responded to reports ofan injured man at the Marlborough Hotelon Smith Street. Hewastaken to the hospital in critical condition, where hedied.

Bone was later identified as a suspect in Spence's killing, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

He has also been charged with possession of a weapon or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order and possession of methamphetamine, police said Wednesday.