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Ottawa police were investigating a homicide Tuesday night after a young man was gunned down near a housing complex on Paul Anka Drive.

Tarek Dakhil, 23, was identified as the victim of the city’s first homicide of 2018.

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Police said that patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire at about 8:30 p.m.

They found the victim in “severe” medical distress and started first aid until paramedics took over and rushed him to the hospital where he died of his injuries.

Several teens — including friends of the victim — gathered across the street after the victim’s family called to say he had been shot.

It was not clear whether police had a suspect in custody or were hunting one down.

The police response was quick with multiple units — marked and unmarked — dispatched to the crime scene.

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Ottawa police were searching the city Tuesday night for a black truck in connection with the homicide.

It was the second shooting incident in the area in less than two months.

On Nov. 30, a 26-year-old manwas hospitalized in serious but stable condition after he was shot near Uplands and Paul Anka drives at around 2 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to call the major crime unit at613-236-1222, ext. 5493. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by downloading the Ottawa police app.

With files from Megan Gillis

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