Friday, June 5, 2009

Hwy Open

The Ontario Provincial Police advise the public that Highway 631 was reopened early this morning.

Location: Hwy 631, 50 km south of Hornepayne

Detachment area: Wawa

Time of road closure: 10:30 a.m.

Reason for the closure: single Tractor Trailer rollover

Detour: none

Estimated duration of closure: unknown

Time road reopened: (will advise)

OPP INVESTIGATES SHOOTING IN NOËLVILLE

(Noëlville, ON.) – In the early evening of Thursday, June 4, 2009, the OPP was called out to investigate a shooting incident that occurred at Chartrand Lumber, a sawmill in the town of Noëlville.

At approximately 6:50 p.m., officers responded to a report of two males suffering from gunshot wounds. The first person, a 49 year old man, was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Sudbury where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. The second, a 58 year old man, was located dead at a nearby residence. A firearm was recovered by police at the scene of the deceased person.

Police indicate that this is an isolated incident and the public is not at risk. A post mortem will be conducted at the Northeast Region Forensic Pathology Unit, Sudbury Regional Hospital, Laurentian Site at 1:30 p.m. today.

The OPP’S Criminal Investigations Branch, Sudbury OPP Crime Unit and the Northeast Region Technical Identification Services Unit are on scene assisting officers from Noëlville detachment with the investigation.

The ongoing investigation is under the direction of Detective Inspector Guy Faucher of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.