(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON)
On September 5, 2018, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an injured male on Seventh Avenue and Roy Lane in Sioux Lookout. Officers attended and were met by Emergency Medical Services who were attending to a 40-year-old male identified as George Tait, from Sachigo Lake First Nation. He was subsequently transported to medical services and pronounced dead.
A post mortem took place at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora on the morning of September 7, 2018. The investigation confirmed the death to be as a result of a homicide.
Members of the OPP North West Region Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services under the direction of Detective Inspector Scott Moore of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident.
Anyone with information about this suspicious death is asked to contact the dedicated TIP LINE # 1-844-677-5020.
To remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of $2,000.
