Chief Brad MacConnell says ‘it’s always a good day’ when Charlottetown police can assist in the arrest of a suspect in a serious offence. (Steve Bruce/CBC)
Tuesday at around 7:20 p.m., officers arrested Bebee without incident at a business near the corner of Queen Street and Belvedere Avenue.
“When we locate an individual that’s wanted for such a serious offence, it’s always a good day. We’re happy to play a small part in this big investigation,” said Charlottetown police Chief Brad MacConnell.
“He’s a serious offender and he’s been on the run for quite some time, so you have to take advantage of your opportunities, and one presented itself to investigators [Tuesday].”
On April 23, Bebee was ranked the most wanted man in the country by the Bolo Program, a project run by the Stéphan Crétier Foundation charity, which helps raise awareness about the country’s most wanted.
The program was offering $100,000 reward for tips.
Bebee was taken to the Provincial Correctional Centre in Charlottetown, and will be held there until Toronto homicide detectives arrive to transport him back to Ontario “in the coming days.”
“We are just so happy that this family finally has closure,” Toronto police Const. Shannon Eames told CBC News on Wednesday.
“We’re just so very thankful that one tip did lead to the arrest of Michael Bebee and now that family does have closure.”
‘It impacts a lot of people’
In an update to the shooting investigation last fall, Toronto police said Powell-Flowers was shot after he intervened in an “altercation” that took place near Danforth and Carlaw avenues in Toronto.
At the time of Powell-Flowers’s death, Michael Bebee was under a gun prohibition for his part in another Toronto shooting four years earlier, according to Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw.
MacConnell said Wednesday that Bebee’s arrest was about more than just assisting another police agency.
“We know we played our part in supporting families that are looking for answers and closure in these types of cases,” he said. “The matter’s still before the court, but we’re thankful we could play a small part in a big file and knowing that it impacts a lot of people.”
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