RCMP have identified a woman who was stabbed to death in Fort McMurray on Tuesday.

RCMP say 21-year-old Tia Bella Blacklock was found in the Thickwood neighborhood at 12:53 p.m.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 22-year-old attacker was located in the heart of the city center a short time later and was arrested.

RCMP said an autopsy performed Wednesday confirmed Blacklock’s death was a homicide.

Kayde Marshall Lefebvre was charged with second-degree murder in his killing.

He was taken into custody and is scheduled to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Fort McMurray on Thursday.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Karyn Mulcahy