There was heavy police presence in Prince George, B.C., on Wednesday as officers arrested a man suspected of killing a Montreal rapper last month.
Christopher Shawn Jean Vilsaint, a.k.a. Dirty S, died after being shot several times while walking to a recording studio on May 14, according to Radio-Canada. The 27-year-old was known to police for being associated with street gangs.
Suspects quickly fled in a vehicle before police arrived, according to the Service de police de la ville de Montréal (SPVM).
On Wednesday, CBC News was on scene as several police vehicles surrounded a motel in Prince George and arrested a man in connection with Vilsaint’s death.
The 31-year-old suspect will be sent to Montreal in the coming days to be charged with first-degree murder, according to police.
Montreal police were in Prince George, B.C., to arrest a Quebec man who’s suspected to be involved in the killing of a rapper.
The criminal investigation was in collaboration with the RCMP, Laval Police Service, the Sûreté du Québec, the Vancouver Police Department and the Victoria Police Department, according to the SPVM.
A 25-year-old man was also arrested in Saint-Jérôme, Que., on Wednesday and is facing a first-degree murder charge in Vilsaint’s death. Police have not publicly released the names of the two suspects.
Meanwhile, Montreal police have issued an arrest warrant for a third man, Dylan Denis, who allegedly also participated in the killing.
They’re asking for the public’s help to find the 27-year-old. He is described as having brown hair, brown eyes and several tattoos on his body, including one on his neck that says “crime pay$.”