Ottawa Police Service investigators are now treating a September shooting on Bank Street as a homicide after the victim died in hospital. Police responded to a report of a shooting at 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 in the area of Bank Street and Heron Road. The victim was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. On Monday, police said the victim, 26-year-old Michael Palangi, died in hospital on Oct. 12. The Ottawa Police Service’s Homicide Unit has upgraded the charges against 33-year-old Amin Osman-Ali of Ottawa to second-degree murder. He was initially charged in September with aggravated assault and firearms offences. Police say the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service’s Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5493.
