Manitoulin Island man charged in fatal shooting

ARTICLE: A 37-year-old man for Sheshegwaning First Nation is facing second-degree murder charges after a woman was fatally shot on Manitoulin Island. Brendan Connor reports.

Ontario Provincial Police on Manitoulin Island, along with First Nations police, are investigating after a fatal shooting early Sunday morning.

Police say they were called out at approximately 4:40 a.m. August 25 to a disturbance at a residence on the Sheshegwaning First Nation.

It was then that a 30-year-old woman was found dead after being shot.

Police say a 37-year-old man from the First Nation was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

He is scheduled to appear in court in Gore Bay Monday.

The ongoing investigation involves OPP and U.C.C.M. Anishnaabe Police Service.