THUNDER BAY - A man found injured last week on the city’s south side has succumbed to his injuries and police are now treating the investigation as a homicide.
In a media release issued late Monday afternoon, Thunder Bay Police Service said 52-year-old Andrew Ayre of Thunder Bay passed away in hospital from injuries sustained in an incident last Thursday.
Paramedics responded to the corner of Victoria Avenue and North Street at approximately 4 p.m. on April 25 after receiving reports of a man in distress on the sidewalk.
Ayre was transported to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for treatment of his injuries.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Thunder Bay Police at 684-1200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com.
This is the sixth homicide in 2019 and the fifth under investigation by Thunder Bay Police.
