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A former boyfriend of the victim in the Bells Corners Easter Sunday shootout that killed Christina Voelzing was arrested without incident on Friday in the Greater Toronto Area.

Police had issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Behnam Yaali, 23. He was wanted on a charge of second-degree murder.

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Yaali is to appear in Ottawa court on Saturday.

Randy Booth, Voelzing’s uncle, had said the family was “relieved” that police were making progress in the investigation and that a person of interest had been identified.

“We ask the public to keep an eye out for this individual so justice may be served,” he had said on behalf of Voelzing’s family, who asked for privacy as they grieve.

“We’re going to let the authorities handle this, let them do their jobs and we’re just going to try to heal as a family and carry on,” Booth said.

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Voelzing, 24, was mortally wounded early Easter Sunday morning when two of her former lovers exchanged gunfire inside the apartment she shared with two roommates. Around 5 a.m., police believe Yaali kicked in the front door and began firing inside the home at 11D Sonnet Cres.