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2 charged with 2nd-degree murder following alleged eastern Ontario homicide

Two people were charged with second-degree murder following the death of a 22-year-old man near Bishop Lake, Ont., on Saturday. Lars Hagberg / The Canadian Press

Two people are facing a murder charge after an alleged homicide near Bishop Lake in eastern Ontario.

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Provincial Police say they responded to an unspecified disturbance call just before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday in North Frontenac Township, about 15 kilometres north of Kaladar.

They say paramedics arrived to find a 22-year-old dead at the scene, but offered no other details.

OPP say they arrested a 39-year-old from Marmora, Ont., and a 41-year-old woman from Stone Mills Township, Ont., and charged both with second-degree murder.

Police have not said what, if any, relationship existed between the accused and the victim or between the two suspects.

Police say there is no threat to public safety and the accused will remain in custody pending a bail hearing.

 

UPDATE Tuesday, Aug. 1

OPP have identified the victim as Tyler Webber, 22, of Campbellford, Ont.

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Anyone with information is being asked to contact the Frontenac OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at Crimestoppers.ca.

 

— with files from Global News

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