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56-year-old man arrested in connection with March 2020 homicide in downtown Victoria

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VicPD have announced an arrest in connection with a homicide which took place downtown Victoria in March 2020.

See more: Man succumbs to injuries after serious assault with weapon in Victoria

At around 2:30 p.m. on March 16th 2020, police were called to a multi-unit building in the 3000-block of Douglas Street, following reports of a man who had been assaulted with a weapon.

According to a police statement, the man suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital where he was receiving medical care.

On March 25th 2020, nearly ten days after being hospitalized, the victim succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Unconfirmed sources told Victoria Buzz that a man set off a flare directed at the victim inside of a unit.

Bystanders in the area at the time stated that alarms in the former Tally Ho building, now a supportive housing unit, were going off for nearly half an hour.

The suspect was able to elude police for two days after the attack.

On March 18th 2020, VicPD spotted and arrested the suspect, 56-year-old George Thurrott, in the 3100-block of Douglas Street. 

According to police, the victim and the suspect knew each other and the assault was an isolated incident.

On Friday, April 8th Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) detectives, working with the Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police, arrested Thurrott in Mississauga, Ontario.

Now, Thurrott has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the homicide.

Thurrott was transported back to Victoria and appeared before the courts on Monday, April 11th. 

He remains in custody pending his next court appearance.

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