A 42-year-old man and woman are lifeless after a capturing in Oshawa Saturday afternoon.
Durham Regional Law enforcement officials have been known as to the realm of Jane Avenue and Glenforest Road shortly after 12:30 p.m. for the sound of gunshots.
Durham police are on the scene of a capturing in Oshawa that left two folks lifeless on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Simon Sheehan/CP24)
Chatting with reporters on the scene, Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss mentioned responding officers discovered a person who had been shot.
The sufferer was taken by ambulance to a close-by highschool, the place an Ornge ambulance was ready to airlift him to a Toronto hospital, however he died throughout transport, Bortoluss mentioned.
Whereas on the scene, police discovered about one other scene at a residence just a few metres away. Bortoluss mentioned officers attended and positioned a 42-year-old woman with gunshot wounds. She was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Police haven’t launched the identities of the 2 victims.
In the meantime, Bortoluss mentioned a 30-year-old man was taken into police custody with out incident.
“The male is known to both the male and the female victim,” she mentioned. “However, the motive behind this murder is not known at this time and is part of the ongoing investigation.”
Durham police are on the scene of a deadly double capturing in Oshawa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Simon Sheehan/CP24)
Bortoluss added that the capturing was “not a domestic-related incident,” and there was no menace to public security.
“Our thoughts right now are with those that have been impacted by the tragedy, and we hope to provide you information in the coming days,” she mentioned.
Police are asking anybody with info to contact murder investigators or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
