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Police charge man in connection with Court Street death

Thunder Bay Police Service have made an arrest following a suspicious death on Court Street Thursday.
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THUNDER BAY -- A 42-year-old man is facing manslaughter charges in connection with city police believe is Thunder Bay's eighth murder of 2016.

Armand Cummings is behind bars after police located the suspect at an Ambrose Street residence. He was later charged after being taken in for questioning at police headquarters.

The body of 35-year-old Mannie (Josh) Spence was found on Thursday in a compound adjacent to Court and Wilson streets.

Cummings appeared in video court and has been remanded into custody until Sept. 19.

Police, in a release issued on Saturday, said the arrest was made after canvassing the north core area near where the body was found. They remain on scene awaiting the results of a postmortem.

Anyone with further information about the incident is asked to phone 684-1200, 684-1330 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Police ask the public to be respectful of the families at this difficult time.



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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