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Police rule North Algoma Street death a homicide

The body of a 59-year-old male was found and police are looking for any witnesses who may have seen suspicious behaviour in the area on Friday.
North Algoma Death Laneway
Thunder Bay Police on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 guard the laneway next to a North Algoma residence where a suspicious death occurred the day before. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com)

THUNDER BAY – Police have labelled a suspicious death at a North Algoma Street residence as a homicide.

Police, in a release issued on Tuesday, say a 59-year-old male was found dead at the home and they are asking anyone who witnessed suspicious behaviour in the area this past Friday between noon and 9 p.m. to contact them at 684-1200, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by visiting  www.p3tips.com.
Police also asked anyone with outdoor surveillance cameras in the area between River Street and Red River Road to also contact them.

The residence remains under police control, pending the results of a post-mortem examination.

It's the city's fourth homicide of 2018. 



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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