THUNDER BAY - The suspect facing charges in the city’s second homicide of 2021 made his first court appearance on Wednesday.
Dustin Denis Moffatt, 31, of Thunder Bay has been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and breach of probation.
Moffatt was arrested Tuesday morning following an altercation on the city’s south side near Gore Street West and James Street South.
The Thunder Bay Police Service responded to the area at approximately 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday after receiving reports of a disturbance.
Upon arrival, officers learned of an altercation between two teenage males and an adult male. A 16-year-old male and 17-year-old male were injured and transported to hospital.
The 16-year-old male, Kody Furioso, died as a result of his injuries while the other male remains in hospital with serious injuries. As of Tuesday, police were unable to say if his injuries were considered life threatening.
Police located Moffatt in the area later Tuesday morning and he was arrested on unrelated outstanding warrants. The investigation into the altercation revealed Moffatt was the adult involved and he was charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault.
Moffatt appeared via video in a Thunder Bay Courtroom on Wednesday morning and was remanded into custody. His next court appearance will be July 15.
Moffatt was previously charged last summer with assault from an incident that occurred in July at Waverley Park when a man was found unconscious.
Further investigation following that incident revealed Moffatt was also involved in an armed robbery of an LCBO on the city’s north side and he was also charged with robbery using a restricted or prohibited weapon.
