THUNDER BAY - The third suspect wanted in connection to the death of Lee Chiodo is expected to turn himself in to police.
Musab Khamis Saboon, 27, of Kitchener, Ont. is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder and kidnapping. CTV News in Kitchener spoke to Saboon's father, who said his son is currently in the Waterloo Region, and that he had told him he plans to turn himself in to local police.
Det. Insp. Ryan Hughes of the Thunder Bay Police Service said investigators in the city have been in contact with their counterparts with Waterloo Regional Police.
“We have received information that he is in the Kitchener/Waterloo area and he is possibly going to turn himself in (there) today,” Hughes said Monday afternoon.
Saboon is the final suspect named by police so far in their investigation into the death of Chiodo, 40, of Thunder Bay whose body was found by a passerby in an isolated area off 108th Avenue on Mission Island the afternoon of Sunday Feb. 24.
Thunder Bay Police arrested 47-year-old David Hui of Thunder Bay in the Academy Drive area Saturday evening without incident. He was charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping.
Marshall Hardy-Fox, 27, also of Thunder Bay, turned himself in to police Sunday evening after police disclosed that he was wanted on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping.
“We don’t have any other people of interest, but that could change through investigation,” Hughes said. “The investigators are still doing a lot of work and interviewing people. It could be possible they identify others.”
According to Hughes, the three suspects were identified through tips from the public and interviews conducted by police. It is not known at this time if the three men were known to Chiodo.
Hughes also confirmed that a gun was used in the incident, but it has not been recovered by police.
“There was a firearm involved in this incident,” he said. “We cannot say if its gang-related or not. Investigators are still working on that.”
There are several details of the case that cannot be released to the public or media because they are part of an ongoing investigation and before the courts.
Hughes said there has been a lot of speculation and false leads on social media but details such as the type of firearm used, the exact cause of death, and whether or not Chiodo was killed at the location where his body was found cannot be released.
Hughes did confirm that this is the third firearm-related homicide in or around the city of Thunder Bay since August, 2018.
In November 2018, 25-year-old Geoff Corbeil was the victim of a shooting on Brodie Street. In January 2019, Ontario Provincial Police ruled the death of a 21-year-old Toronto area man, whose body was found on Highway 527, to be a homicide. According to Hughes, that incident also involved a firearm.
No suspects have been arrested in either of the two cases.
With the growing number of gun-related incidents in Thunder Bay, Hughes said there is concern for public safety.
“That’s always a concern for the police,” he said. “Bullets travel. That is a safety issue for the police. With the OPP homicide that happened just outside of our jurisdiction, there’s been three gun-related homicides in the last six months. That is a concern for Thunder Bay Police officers. Just a stray bullet, or these crimes being committed are very violent.”
Thunder Bay Police continue to work with the OPP, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service and the Anishinabek Police Service through a task force targeting gang activity in Thunder Bay.
“They have done a lot of good work,” Hughes said. “There have been quite a few warrants conducted and we’ve seized a lot of firearms in the last three to four months, and a lot of drugs and a lot of money.”
The investigation into Lee Chiodo’s death is ongoing, and police are asking anyone with information to contact Thunder Bay Police at 684-1200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com. A special tip line has also been set up for this case at 684-1545.
