THUNDER BAY – Murder suspect Charles Casmey surrendered to police following a brief standoff in the East End.
Casmey, who was barricaded inside a home on the 500 block of McTavish Street on Thursday night, exited and gave himself up to police just before 9:30 p.m.
The 31-year-old had been sought for second-degree murder after a 63-year-old man was found dead and a 25-year-old woman injured in a McLaughlin Street home on Monday. A Canada wide warrant had been issued for his arrest a day later.
The identity of the murder victim has yet to be publicly released, though police have said both he and the woman were known to Casmey.
The Thunder Bay Police Service's emergency task unit, as well as OPP officers, were involved in the standoff, which took places just two streets away from the scene of the alleged homicide.
Residents who had been evacuated during the standoff have returned to their homes.
Earlier this month Casmey was charged with two counts of robbery and forcible confinement, flight from police, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and failure to stop at the scene of an accident following an incident on Tuscany Drive.
