The suspicious death of a 50-year-old man at a residential unit on Elm Street is now being investigated as a homicide involving a firearm.
In a media release issued by Greater Sudbury Police Service today, it’s noted that the man’s name is not being released pending the notification of his next of kin.
Officers were dispatched to the scene of a residential building on Elm Street at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday for a personal welfare check when they made the discovery of a deceased man they now believe was shot.
The man who resided in one of the units had not been seen in a few days.
Detectives from the Major Crime Section of the Criminal Investigation Division will be working in collaboration with the Coroner’s Office on their investigation, which included a post-mortem conducted earlier today.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact a detective from the Major Crime Section of the department’s Criminal Investigation Division by phoning 705-675-9171, or contacting Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477.
