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Suspect arrested after one person found dead inside Richmond Hill home

Henry Ai, 23, is pictured. (Handout /YRP) Henry Ai, 23, is pictured. (Handout /YRP)
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A suspect wanted in a homicide in Richmond Hill has been arrested, York Regional Police say.

In an update on Saturday afternoon, police said 23-year-old Henry Ai was located in Toronto and taken into custody.

Officers had been looking for Ai after a body was found at a home in Richmond Hill this morning.

Police responded to conduct a wellness check at a home in the area of Gracedale Drive and Shaftsbury Avenue – in the area of Bayview Avenue and Elgin Mills Road – at around 8:25 a.m.

When officers entered the home, they found an adult dead inside.

Police did not identify the victim or say how they died.

After Ai’s arrest, police said there was no threat to the public, and they were not looking for any other suspect.

There is no immediate word on what charges the suspect could be facing.

Police are appealing to anyone with video surveillance from the area from Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. to Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. to contact investigators.

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