THUNDER BAY – An 18-year-old man charged with second-degree murder following a vicious assault just after midnight Wednesday made his first courtroom appearance this afternoon.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers are investigating a fatal fight that occurred at a Windsor Street housing complex, which left another 18-year-old man dead.
Police are still on the hunt for another suspect, who is known to law enforcement.
Attempts are being made to arrest the suspect – though police have not provided a name or description.
Cecil Todd Matinet, 18, faces a single count of second-degree murder.
Police say Matinet was arrested at a Blucher Street home shortly after the fatal incident.
The suspect was remanded into custody following the courtroom appearance.
The victim’s name is also being withheld until next-of-kin can be notified.
It’s the city’s fourth homicide of 2016.
