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Police investigating possible homicide after ‘suspicious’ downtown Ottawa fire

An Ottawa police officer’s badge is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Police are investigating a “suspicious” fire after finding one person dead just west of downtown Ottawa.

The Ottawa Police Service says officers responded to an active fire on Booth Street just after midnight.

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Police say they found a body after a fire was extinguished inside a two-storey building in Chinatown just south of Somerset Street.

Homicide detectives are leading an investigation in co-ordination with the arson unit.

They are asking the public to call the homicide unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5493, with any information they may have.

Police say there was also extensive property damage due to the fire.

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