Edmonton man charged in the 2006 murder of Dylan Cole McGillis

EPS Homicide Section detectives have arrested and charged a 23-year-old man in connection with the death of 20-year-old Dylan Cole McGillis on November 19, 2006, but continue to search for other suspects.

The accused, Cleophas (Cliff) Decoine-Zuniga was arrested on Tuesday, June 21 following a lengthy investigation by police.

He has been charged with one count of manslaughter and is scheduled to appear in court on June 24.

The investigation remains on going as detectives continue to identify and locate other individuals in connection with the attack on McGillis.

In addition to previous releases where we have asked for the public’s assistance, we are releasing information of a new person we hope to identify.

The person police are looking for is described as possibly being of Asian decent, approximately 5’2” – 5’5”, slender with dark hair.

A still photograph of the person was obtained from surveillance video:

Background :

During the early morning hours of Sunday, November 19, 2006, Dylan McGillis, of Saskatchewan and his friends left a bar on the south side of Whyte Avenue and crossed the avenue near 106 Street. Once they crossed the street, McGillis and one friend came into contact with four males. Words were exchanged and the group quickly grew to over a dozen males. McGillis and his friends attempted to leave but were surrounded by more than a dozen males and pushed to the ground. As McGillis and a friend attempted to leave the area, he was stabbed and later succumbed to his injuries.