Kingston Police subsequent to a taped-off gap within the fencing on the 100 block of Leroy Grant Drive in downtown Kingston following a murder on Friday, Jul. 26, 2024. Picture by Cris Vilela/Kingstonist.
Kingston Police have made an arrest virtually three weeks after an altercation left one other individual lifeless in downtown Kingston.
On Saturday, Jul. 27, 2024, a big police presence enveloped the world in of the 100 block of Leroy Grant Drive, simply north of Concession Road the place it meets Tub Highway and Princess Road (the “old traffic circle”). Police have been dispatched to the world alongside Frontenac Paramedics at round 8:15 p.m. that night time after receiving studies a person had suffered critical accidents as the results of an altercation. Each emergency companies assisted the injured individual, who was transported to Kingston Normal Hospital (KGH), nevertheless, the 33-year-old was declared deceased on the hospital.
In a press launch on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, Kingston Police introduced an arrest had been made within the investigation into that murder. In keeping with police, at roughly 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, the suspect was apprehended “outside a local business.”
Consequently, 34-year-old Kyle Pyke was charged with:
Second degree murderBreach of launch situations
Pyke was held in custody to attend a bail listening to, which is able to happen this afternoon (Friday, Aug. 16, 2024). Kingstonist plans to attend that bail listening to and can present up to date protection of this case as extra data turns into out there.
Replace (Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, at 2:45 p.m.):
Whereas Kyle Pyke appeared in courtroom right now, it seems this occurred within the morning, regardless of the bail listening to being scheduled amongst those who started at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
The person charged with second-degree homicide within the dying of an unidentified 33-year-old on Friday, Jul. 26, 2024, on Leroy Grant Drive in Kingston didn’t seem throughout the afternoon session of bail courtroom, presided over by magistrate Jack Chiang, nevertheless, in between courtroom appearances by these being held at numerous jails, prisons, and detention centres within the area, his identify was introduced up by Crown Lawyer Shawn Eagles, who indicated that Pyke had appeared within the courtroom earlier within the day with authorized illustration, and that he could be returning to courtroom within the coming weeks. The attorneys and choose didn’t point out the end result of Pyke’s look earlier within the day, however the accused man stays in custody at the moment.
Kingstonist will proceed to watch this case and supply up to date protection as extra data turns into out there.
