Police remain at a motel south of Ingersoll after a body was discovered Tuesday morning, prompting a suspicious death investigation by the Oxford County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Officers were called to the property on Plank Line at about 11:20 a.m. and found one person deceased. The circumstances surrounding the death prompted an investigation by the OPP crime unit, with assistance from the Ontario Coroner’s Office. Police tape surrounded a vehicle and the entrance to a motel room at the scene. In a news release issued Tuesday evening, the OPP said preliminary information suggests the incident is isolated and there is no threat to public safety. The investigation is being conducted by the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. OPP Forensic Identification Services is also assisting. Residents can expect an increased police presence in the area as the investigation continues. Police have not released the identity of the deceased or additional details about the circumstances of the death.
