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Vancouver police make arrest in fatal shooting of 69-year-old man

Vancouver police have made an arrest in last weekend’s fatal shooting of 69-year-old Zenen Cepeda Silva.

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.

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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.