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Homicide #2 ~ Tanya Andy
Robert McKenzie

Homicide #2 ~ Tanya Andy

McIntyre Ward Bike path in the County Fair area

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UPDate  Second Accused Arrested in Homicide of Tanya Andy

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO March 23, 2019 (LSN)  29 year old Patrick James Menson & 32 year old Ashley  Patrick James Menson & 32 year old Ashley Marie Potson   Lake Superior NewsMarie Potson have been arrested and charged with second degree murder in the beating death on march 18,2019 of 37 year old Tanya Andy behind the landmark inn

 Patrick James MENSON, 29, of Thunder Bay, is now charged with Second-Degree Murder and Probation Order Non Compliance.
He appeared in court Saturday morning and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date of April 4.

Incident Date:
Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 10:45
Incident Number:
P19032141
Location:
Thunder Bay
Date Published: 2019-03-23

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 19, officers responded to reports of an unresponsive woman on a bike path in the County Fair area. A passerby had called 911 after seeing the body on a path.
The woman was identified as Tanya following a post-mortem examination.
On Wednesday, March 20, as the result of the ongoing investigation, Ashley Mary POTSON, 32, of Thunder Bay was charged with Second-Degree Murder, Failing to Comply with Condition Recognizance x 2.

UPDATE: Victim of County Fair-Area Homicide Identified

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO March 22, 2019 (LSN) The Thunder Bay Police Service is Tanya Andy  Lake Superior News confirming Tanya Andy, 37, of Thunder Bay, is the victim of a homicide that took place on a bike path in the County Fair area on Tuesday, March 19.

Incident Date:
Friday, March 22, 2019 - 11:15
Incident Number:
P19032141
Location:
Thunder Bay
Date Published: 2019-03-22

Tanya Andy, 37, identity is being released today following the completion of a post-mortem examination

UPDATE:Charges Laid in Connection With County Fair Area Homicide

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO March 21, 2019 (LSN)  Thunder Bay Police Service officers have charged a Ashley Mary POTSON, 32 with second-degree murder in connection with a recent homicide investigation.

Ashley Mary POTSON, 32, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Second-Degree Murder, Failing to Comply with Condition Recognizance x 2.
POTSON appeared in court Thursday morning and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.

A post-mortem will take place in Toronto.

Incident Date:
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 12:30
Incident Number:
P19032141
Location:
Thunder Bay
Date Published: 2019-03-21

Officers responded to reports of an unresponsive woman on a bike path in the County Fair area just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. A passerby had called 911 after seeing the body on a path.
As a result of the ongoing investigation a suspect was identified. That suspect was located and arrested in the evening hours of Wednesday, March 20.

The scene is still being held and police continue to ask the public to avoid the area as the investigation continues.

UPDATE: Sudden Death Being Investigated as Homicide
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO March 19, 2019 Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to reports of an unresponsive woman on a bike path in the County Fair area just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 19.
A passerby called 911 after seeing the body on a path near the Landmark Inn.

Incident Date:
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 14:45
Incident Number:
P19032141
Location:
Thunder Bay
Date Published: 2019-03-19
As a result of the continued investigation this case is now being treated as a homicide.
A post-mortem is being scheduled to take place in Toronto.

The scene is still being held and police continue to ask the public to avoid the area as the investigation continues.

If you have any information that could assist investigators please call police at 684-1200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.p3tips.com.


Sudden Death Investigation
Incident Date:
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 08:00
Incident Number:
P19032141
Location:
Thunder Bay
Date Published: 2019-03-19
Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to reports of an unresponsive woman on a bike path in the County Fair area just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 19.
A passerby called 911 after seeing the body on a path near the Landmark Inn.
The scene is now being held and police are asking the public to avoid the area as the investigation continues.
No other details are available at this time.

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Murders Thunder Bay vs other Ontario Cities

Thunder Bay maintained its title as the murder capital of Canada in 2018,  For the third consecutive year - and the fourth time in the last five years

 It has been announced again that Thunder Bay is the Murder Capital of Canada for 2018 in Canada for CMAs with populations between 100,000 to less than 500,000 people

Thunder Bay had the highest rate in that category with 6.38 homicides per 100,000.
Barrie with zero
St. Catharines–Niagara  Region with 0.42

 

Thunder Bay has the highest Opiod death Rate in Ontario

Path 525 Thunder Bay Drug Injection Site  Lake Superior NewsIn 2018, 44 people died of opioid overdose in Thunder Bay.

It’s made Thunder Bay the highest per capita opioid death rate in Ontario.

The 44 deaths were a 40 per cent increase from 2017, a year in which Thunder Bay also held the highest provincial rate.

Between July 2017 and June 2018, nearly 3,900 naloxone kits were handed out by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and local pharmacies, 

 

 

Thunder Bay is that the homicide rate for 2017 is down from 2016 when it stood at 6.62 per 100,000

Greater Sudbury's murder rate is  remains one of the lowest in Canada. murder rate was 0.61 per 100,000 people

Thunder Bay as the only Legal Injeciton site in Northern Ontario 

Murders by Ward 2019

  • Homicide #1  Leo Chiodo  Westfort Ward 108th Avenue Mission Island 
  • Homicide #2  Tanya Andy  McIntrye Ward Behind Landmark Inn
  • Homicide #3  Claude Justin KISHIQUEB Current River Ward Cumberland Street
  • Homicide #4  Robenson St Jean McIntrye Ward Hilldale and Melbourne
  • Homicide #5  Andrew Ayre McKellar Ward,  Victoria Ave East
  • Homicide #6  Nazareth Andrew KWANDIBENS Current River Ward  Arundel Street

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