THUNDER BAY - Police have determined that the circumstances surrounding an injured 52-year-old man to be that of an assault.
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 6, the man was transported from Cumberland Street and the Marina Park overpass to the hospital.
The man remains in hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Twenty minutes prior to this assault, the body of 18-year-old Brayden Moonias was discovered in the same area. His death has since been ruled a homicide.
Chris Adams, director of communications with the Thunder Bay Police Service, told tbnewswatch on Tuesday that he did not want to speculate if the two incidents are related.
"They are being treated as two separate incidents, but certainly investigators look at every possibility," he said.
The assault is now under investigation by the Criminal Investigations branch of the Thunder Bay Police Service.
