Waterloo Regional Police have charged a man in connection to the death of a 60-year-old man who was found with an arrow in his chest in Kitchener, Ont., earlier this month.

Eric Amaral, 29, appeared in a Kitchener court on Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge.

Amaral remains in custody and his next court date is scheduled for Nov. 3.

Police allege that Amaral is responsible for the death of Michael Gibbon, who was found by authorities with an arrow in his chest outside a home on Margaret Avenue at about 7 a.m. on Oct. 5.

Gibbon was taken to hospital by paramedics where he died.

Days after the incident, his sister Linda Leinweber said that she was still in shock.

"You just don’t think of those things happening here, but least of all you can't imagine that kind of death for your brother," she said.

Amaral is also facing 17 other unrelated charges, including several weapons-related offences after he allegedly shot a Waterloo police officer in the face and hand with a pellet gun during a traffic stop last week.

At the time, Amaral was considered a person of interest in Gibbon's death, and now he is the only suspect.

"We're not anticipating any further arrests related to the Michael Gibbon homicide," said Staff Sgt. Mike Haffner.

Court documents show that one of the weapons charges against Amaral also includes a crossbow.

But police will not confirm if the crossbow was used in the alleged attack on Gibbon.

Police have yet to reveal a possible motive for the alleged incident and whether Amaral and Gibbon knew each other.

With files from CTV Kitchener