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GTA man charged with murder in death of London, Ont., nurse

LONDON — An 18-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman in London, Ont. 

Lynda Marques, a 30-year-old nurse, was gunned down while parked in the driveway of her northwest London home last September.

London police say they've arrested and charged a man from the Greater Toronto Area in Marques' death and their investigation is ongoing.

Ammar Patel was expected to appear in a London court on Wednesday to face the first-degree murder charge.  

Police had previously said that a car with three suspects had driven to Marques' home on the night she died and two of the suspects fired shots into her car when it was parked in the driveway. 

Investigators said they had reason to believe those involved in Marques' murder had travelled to London from the Greater Toronto Area on Sept. 9, and left after her murder on Sept. 10. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May4, 2022.

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