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Police looking for person in connection with fatal shooting of 30-year-old in Simcoe County

OPP forensic artist sketch of person police want to speak to in connection with a fatal Penetanguishene shooting. Supplied by OPP

Ontario Provincial Police with the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment are looking for help finding a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Penetanguishene.

On July 27 at around 5 p.m., gunshots and an injured person were reported in the rear parking lot of the Village Square Mall.

Police say Jesse Daniel Deshamps, 30, of Penetanguishene, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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A postmortem examination by the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service confirmed a gunshot wound as the cause of death.

In August OPP say they found a vehicle of interest involved in the shooting.

Now an OPP forensic artist has created a sketch to help identify a person police say they would like to speak to.

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Police believe this is an isolated incident and there is no immediate threat to public safety.

Anyone with information or video can contact Southern Georgian Bay OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or opp.southern.georgian.bay@opp.ca.

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