Homicide Investigation Update - Police Seek Pickup Truck
Source: Area OPP
Date: Mon Jul 20 05:05:02 MST 2020
On Monday, July 13, 2020, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members of Oneida Police Service, Middlesex County OPP, along with Middlesex OPP Major Crime Unit, responded to a homicide at a Clara Road property on Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation. The victim died as a result of a gunshot wound and a 43 year-old man was charged with First Degree Murder.
The investigation remains ongoing, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and in partnership with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Services.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or the outstanding pickup truck is being encouraged to contact the OPP at 911 or 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000. The London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers can also be reached via Twitter at @crimestopperldn.
Members of the community can expect to see a continued increased presence of OPP and Oneida personnel as well as vehicles in the area as the investigation continues.
Further updates will be provided when they become available.