OPP, Treaty Three police lay murder charge in northwestern Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police in partnership with the Treaty Three Police Service have charged a suspect with second-degree murder following an investigation in a remote Indigenous northwestern Ontario community. The back of a police vehicle with officers visible in the background. (File photo/Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police)

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with the Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS), have charged a suspect with second-degree murder following an investigation in a remote Indigenous northwestern Ontario community.

The charge was laid in connection to a death in Wabaseemoong First Nation on Friday.

On June 21, police and emergency medical personnel responded to a call at a local residence and located an individual in medical distress.

“The individual was subsequently pronounced deceased,” the OPP said in a news release on Saturday evening.

“A post-mortem examination will be conducted at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto next week.”

The victim has been identified as a 34-year-old man Carl Lee Jamieson.

As a result of the investigation, a 33-year-old resident of the First Nation has been charged with second-degree murder.

T3PS and the OPP said their investigation is continuing with assistance from the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

“Members of the public can expect to see a large police presence in the area as a result of the investigation,” said police.

“There is no threat to public safety at this time.”

The accused has been remanded into custody and will appear in court in Kenora, Ont., on July 11.

None of the accusations has been proven in court.