Sault Ste. Marie Police have released more information on their presence in the 400 block of Second Line West yesterday.
A body was found in a residence in the area, and police conducted a grid search of the surrounding area after securing the scene.
Police are investigating this incident as a homicide.
For more information please see the Sault Ste. Marie Police press release included below.
Around 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, officers responded to a call for service at a residence in the 400 block of Second Line West. Upon entering the residence, officers located a deceased man.
Officers secured the scene, and, in the afternoon, members of the Emergency Services Unit conducted a grid search of the surrounding area.
Later in the day officers executed a search warrant of the residence. As a result of the ongoing investigation, officers are investigating this incident as a homicide. Officers are working to confirm the victim’s identity and contact next of kin. This investigation is ongoing and officers remain at the scene.
Further information will be released as it becomes available.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Detective Sergeant Joe Addison at 705-949-6300 ext. 387.
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