Windsor police make arrest in connection to Saturday morning homicide

Windsor police have arrested two people in connection to a homicide that happened early Saturday morning.

• Early morning death in Windsor being investigated as a homicide

Police say the first man wasarrested later that afternoonin the 700 block of GoyeauStreet without incident and the second man was arrested hours later.

Lamar Day, 28, and Raheem Washington, 25, both fromWindsor, are eachcharged with first degree murder and forcible confinement.

Police say the victim has been identified as a 37-year-old man from Windsor.

Saturday morning, police say officers weredispatched to a University Avenue Eastapartment building, near McDougallStreet, just after 4 a.m. The call included reports of a sick or injured person.

Authorities say when officers arrived on scene they found a deceased adult male showing 'obvious signs of trauma'.

The cops knocked on Johnathan Dipasquale's door early Saturday morning looking for details.

He told CBC News he isn't surprised to see this kindof activity in the building. The building is used forcommunity housing, which Dipasquale says"triggers" these incidents.

"It's going to bring in people like that," he said, standing outside of Dr. Roy Perry Apartments.

Dipasquale said he has seen drug activity in the building and there is a lot of stealing that happens in the neighbourhood.

"Just the other day I found a bag of crystal meth on the floor I have witnessed people carrying around drugs before," he said.

Police say the Major Crimes Branchcontinues to investigate.