Bracebridge, Ont., murder suspect confirmed dead after arson, police say
Ontario Provincial Police confirmed 3 people died in house fire Friday night
A man wanted in connection with three deaths and arson at a home in Bracebridge, Ont. Friday night, has died, police say.
The 29-year-old was one of the people found dead in the home, OPP said in a Wednesday post on X, formerly Twitter. He died of smoke inhalation, police said.
Police say they responded to a report of gunfire around 8 p.m. on Beatrice Town Line Road on Friday. They arrived to find a 60-year-old Bracebridge man dead and the house engulfed in flames. The cause of his death was a gunshot wound, they said.
After investigating, officers confirmed two more people were found dead inside the home, which was destroyed in the fire, OPP said in a news release Sunday.
Police said Wednesday post-mortem examinations confirmed one was the 29-year-old suspect, who was wanted for murder, and the second was a 59-year-old woman of Bracebridge, who died from a gunshot wound.
A shelter-in-place was in effect for Bracebridge until 1:45 a.m. on Saturday. Later that day, police said there was no threat to public safety.
Bracebridge OPP's crime unit is continuing to investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
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