Edmonton’s homicide unit has charged a fifth man in connection to a stabbing death more than a year ago.
Keith James Phillips, 31, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated assault in the death of Deng Mathew Garang Tong, 23.
Police first responded to a weapons complaint near 102 Street and 107 Avenue on Feb. 22, 2015, at about 3:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found two men with stab wounds.
A tip led patrol officers to a nearby apartment building where they found a third man, later identified as Tong, who had also been stabbed.
Tong — a Sudanese-Canadian who was the oldest of six children — died in hospital.
Police have already charged Clinton Robert Kailek, 26; Billy Joe Nelson, 37; Tyler Strathdee, 27; and Jonathan Piche, 32, with first-degree murder and three counts each of attempted murder and aggravated assault.
Tong’s death was the city’s third homicide 0f 2015.
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