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Quebec City police investigate death of 21-year-old man as homicide

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Quebec City police are treating the death of 21-year-old Gabriel-Simon Akokane as a homicide. Found with injuries in Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood around 11 a.m. on Friday during an urban violence unit search, Akokane has a criminal record according to police. A mobile command post is at the scene while Sandra Dion, a spokesperson, refuses to give more details due to ongoing investigation.

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Quebec City police are investigating the death of 21-year-old Gabriel-Simon Akokane, found dead in a home in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighborhood on Friday morning around 11 a.m., as a homicide. Police have noted that Akokane had injuries but declined to provide further details due to the ongoing investigation. The victim has a criminal record, and police are operating a mobile command post at the scene while continuing their search related to an urban violence unit investigation.

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Akokane PERSON · 2× Gabriel-Simon Akokane PERSON · 1× Montreal GPE · 1× Quebec City GPE · 1× Sandra Dion PERSON · 1× Saskatchewan GPE · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× Victoria GPE · 1×

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Montreal police Sandra Dion, a police spokesperson, says Akokane had injuries on his body but declined to provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation.

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Quebec City police investigate death of 21-year-old man as homicide · assertive framing

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Quebec City police say the death of a 21-year-old man found in a home Friday is being investigated as a homicide. asserted

death → say → homicide

Police identify the victim as Gabriel-Simon Akokane and say he has a criminal record. asserted

he → identify → record

Get daily National news They say officers found Akokane dead around 11 a.m. while carrying out a search at a home in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood. asserted

officers → get → neighbourhood

Police say the search was part of an investigation by the force’s urban violence unit. asserted

search → say → unit

- 2 children, 1 woman dead following collision in southeastern Saskatchewan - asserted

children → follow → Saskatchewan

Suspect in violent attack on Victoria grocery store manager re-arrested asserted

Suspect → re → manager

Young people being recruited to commit robberies, crimes: asserted

people → recruit → robberies

Montreal police Sandra Dion, a police spokesperson, says Akokane had injuries on his body but declined to provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation. asserted

Akokane → say → investigation