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Vancouver police have arrested an 18-year-old man after a fatal incident on Friday night in the city’s Strathcona neighbourhood.

Christopher Aiden Kematch was arrested early on Sunday morning in downtown Vancouver. He remains in custody and has been charged with manslaughter.

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His arrest follows the death of 19-year-old Dakota Saje Wildeman-McNeil, who was allegedly assaulted with a weapon at around 9:15 p.m. on Friday near the intersection of Keefer Street and Jackson Avenue. Wildeman-McNeil later died in a hospital.

A memorial fund has been set up for Wildeman-McNeil’s family through GoFundMe.

The homicide is the city’s third of the year.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the VPD at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.