Vancouver police have made an arrest in last weekend’s fatal shooting of 69-year-old Zenen Cepeda Silva.
Just before midnight on Saturday, police responded to a 911 call about a shooting on Fraser Street near East 51st Avenue. Officers arrived at a home to find Cepeda Silva suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Vancouver police Tuesday afternoon announced that officers had arrested Alvaro Julio Roche-Garcia, 58. He has been charged with first-degree murder and remains in custody.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call homicide detectives at 604-717-2500 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
This is Vancouver’s second homicide of the year.
