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Ontario says a man charged with the murder of a married couple inside their Brantford, Ont., home last summer was mistakenly released from jail on Wednesday night.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of the Solicitor General says 22-year-old Kareem Zedan was released from the Thunder Bay District Jail in error.

On Thursday morning, Thunder Bay Police Service said Zedan “escaped lawful custody” from the jail, however, he was arrested without incident on Thursday afternoon after investigators located him at an address in the intercity area just after 2 p.m.

Zedan was supposed to appear via video link in a Brantford courtroom on Thursday, but police say he will now make his court appearance on Friday.

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New charges are pending.

0:48 Man, woman killed in shooting in Brantford Man, woman killed in shooting in Brantford

Police found Larry Reynolds, 64, and Lynn VanEvery, 62, suffering from gunshot wounds inside their Brantford, Ont., home on Park Road South on July 18, 2019. Despite life-saving attempts from emergency responders, they were both pronounced dead on scene.

Others were inside the home at the time, although police did not say how many people or how they were related to the victims.

Police also said the shooting was targeted, although they did not say whether they had established a motive.

On March 24, Ontario Provincial Police arrested Zedan in Thunder Bay in connection with the murders.

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0:42 Brantford Police release surveillance footage of suspect in double homicide Brantford Police release surveillance footage of suspect in double homicide

We are asking the public's assistance in locating an accused wanted in a double homicide who is now at large. Seeking Kareem ZEDAN, 22, of Pickering, Ont. MORE INFO: https://t.co/FKWhq0Jx9X pic.twitter.com/C8YY68KIK2 — Thunder Bay Police (@tbpsmedia) April 2, 2020

–With files from Lisa Polewski and Don Mitchell