The EPS Homicide Section has charged a man in relation to the 2020 death of Aaron Watt.
At approximately 10 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2020, police received a call for assistance from Edmonton Fire Rescue Services for a fire in the area of 126 Avenue and 73 Street. Upon arrival, police located Aaron Watt, 24, deceased.
An autopsy was conducted on Jan. 28, 2020. The cause of death was not released at the time, and continues to be withheld for investigative reasons. The manner of death was deemed homicide.
On Dec. 14, 2021, Colin James Lepretre, 29, was arrested and charged with second degree murder and indignity to a body.