Ithaca Police identify suspect in Plain Street homicide

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The Ithaca Police Department has identified the suspect in a homicide that occurred on Plain Street.

According to police, 43-year-old Ahmed Abed is facing a charge of murder in the second degree.

Police responded to Plain Street at around 5:30 a.m. for a death investigation. The incident was not a random act of violence.

The victim’s identity has not been released.

Abed was remanded to the Tompkins County Jail without bail.