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Teen charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 50-year-old in Pikangikum First Nation

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder in connection with a "suspicious death" in Pikangikum First Nation a week ago.

A 50-year-old man was pronounced dead in Pikangikum First Nation on March 27, say OPP

Michelle Allan · CBC News ·
A grey and brown building.
OPP have charged a teenager with second-degree murder after a man died in Pikangikum First Nation in northwestern Ontario. The community's band office is seen in this file photo. (Gwen Gray/CBC)

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder in connection with a "suspicious death" in Pikangikum First Nation, Ont., a week ago.

Police responded to a call on March 27 near Airport Road in Pikangikum First Nation for a man in medical distress who was pronounced deceased at the scene, said OPP in a news release.

The deceased is from Pikangikum First Nation.  

A map of Ontario showing where Pikangikum is.
Pikangikum is a remote community located 500 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay. (Canadian Press)

The remote Ojibway community is about 500 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., in Treaty 5. It has a population of roughly 3,300 people.

The accused, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is being held in custody, said OPP, and is scheduled to appear in court in Kenora next week. 

No further details were provided on the victim or the accused.

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Michelle Allan is a reporter at CBC Thunder Bay. She's worked with the CBC's Investigative Unit, CBC Ottawa and ran a pop-up bureau in Kingston. She won a 2021 Canadian Association of Journalists national award for investigative reporting and was a finalist in 2023. You can reach her at [email protected].

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