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One dead, four injured in Dryden incident

One person pronounced dead and four transported to hospital following an incident early this week in Dryden.
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DRYDEN, Ont. -- One man is in custody after an incident on Monday in Dryden that left one person dead and four injured.

Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a suspicious person around 9:54 p.m. at Arbour Jade Trailer Park on McGogy Road.

Police say another call was received advising of an assault involving a weapon in the same area.

Dryden OPP and Dryden Police Service attended the trailer park and found two individuals with injuries. Both were transported to hospital.

Police located and arrested a male suspect at a McGogy Road address following a call placed by police.

A third victim was located on Tuesday within the trailer park with injuries and was transported to hospital shortly before 2 a.m.

Police say around 7:30 a.m. two more victims were located within a residence at the park. One was pronounced deceased, and the other was transported to hospital with serious injuries.

As a result of the investigation, Justin Desautels, 36, has been charged with assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, assaulting peace officer causing bodily harm, break, enter and commit robbery, attempt to disarm a police officer, attempt to commit murder and possession of a schedule I substance

The accused has been remanded into custody, pending a future court appearance on March 9, 2020.

Any person with information regarding this investigation should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or access their website at: http://www.p3tips.com/273 where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.




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