Ontario Provincial Police say a young person has been charged with second-degree murder and the victim has been identified following a sudden death investigation in Moosonee over the weekend. OPP said officers and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Ambulance Services responded to an incident on Wabun Road at about 6:15 a.m. on Oct. 17. “An individual was transported to hospital, where they were later pronounced deceased,” police said in a news release Thursday. Victim identified The deceased person has been identified as 25-year-old Dre Wabano of Moosonee. A young person has been charged with second-degree murder and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins for a bail hearing at a later date. “The identify (sic) of the accused is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act and will not be released,” said police. Ongoing investigation The investigation is being conducted under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
