A homeless man who randomly killed someone at an LRT station was not abiding by a condition of a 24/7 house arrest, said Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Detective Jared Buehler..Police arrested and charged Jamal Joshua Malik Wheeler, 27, with second-degree murder after he randomly stabbed and killed 52-year-old Rukinisha Nkundabatware at Belvedere LRT station in Edmonton on Sunday night..Nkundabatware was the father of seven children and died as the result of a stab wound to the chest.."He (Wheeler) was not abiding by a condition of a 24/7 house arrest. What we know is that at the time this occurred, he was living rough on the street. Staying in a tent not far from Belvedere Transit Centre," Buehler said.."I can't speak to his own affiliations, but we know that at least one person that was involved peripherally in what was going on does profess some affiliation to a street gang.".READ MORE: Man charged with murder after random stabbing near north Edmonton LRT station.A quick search of Wheeler on social media reveals he has multiple social media profiles with some interesting job titles and pictures of him with stacks of cash.."Works at Hustlin," and "Boss at self-employed" were listed on two of his profiles as workplaces..Buehler talked about the encampments in Edmonton, such as the one Wheeler was staying in.."What's going on in the encampments, the deputy mentioned that drugs are a major factor in why people are living rough," Buehler said.."And the presence of street gangs in the encampments is pervasive and supplying those drugs. That's, the industry they're involved in. So it's not as simple a problem as homelessness, from my perspective, at least from the crimes that we're investigating."."The involvement of local street gangs in those encampments as I said, is pervasive and not very distant from anything that's occurring there.".Nkundabatware arrived in Edmonton nine years ago after fleeing violence in the Congo..“His wife has shared that her family could have never imagined they would be affected by violence such as this in Canada,” said Buhler..He added Edmontonians should avoid potential conflict situations, “any interaction with anyone that gives you any sense of uncertainty, because you can literally end up with a knife in your chest.”
