A 27-year-old man who police say is a known gang member was shot and killed inside a home in south Ottawa, becoming the city’s first homicide victim of the year.

On the heels of a record year for shootings in the city, the police battle to curb gang-related gun violence in Ottawa came to a head Friday when a 27-year-old member of the Ledbury-Banff Crips was shot dead while lying on a couch inside a southside home.

**Update Two men Mohamed Abdi Abdullahi, 32, and, 23 have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Yusuf Ibrahim.

Update: The Crown concluded that it was no longer viable to continue the prosecution and requested that the charges be withdrawn against Abdullahi Osman.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Major Crime Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.