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Cumberland Street murder victim identified

Claude Justin Kishiqueb, 58, was killed in beating attack on Wednesday night.
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Police guard the scene of a homicide on North Cumberland Street on Thursday, March 21, 2019. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com)

THUNDER BAY – City police have identified the victim in a vicious beating death that left one man dead and another in hospital with serious injuries.

Police say 58-year-old Claude Justin Kishiqueb of Thunder Bay died in the incident, his body found outside a North Cumberland Street business on Wednesday night.

Nathaniel Wesley, 22, was charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault and has been remanded into custody.

He also faces breach of recognizance and breach of probation.

Police say the investigation into the death, the city’s third homicide of 2019, is ongoing.

The scene has been released. 



Leith Dunick

About the Author: Leith Dunick

A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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