North Bay police look for help from public with solving violent home invasion
North Bay police are hoping the public will be able to help solve a historic home invasion in the city’s West Ferris area.
Police held a media conference Friday morning at the police station to create awareness about the ongoing investigation.
Officers said that in the early hours of June 13, 2023, two men forced their way into a home off Blair Street. Once inside they demanded money and property. One suspect fired a gun, hitting an occupant inside with a bullet.
Other people inside the home were hit and assaulted with firearms. The occupants had injuries and needed medical attention.
The suspects fled with property from the home in a four-door silver or grey sedan with its rear passenger wheel noticeably different than the others.
Det. Const. Eric Krmpotic doesn’t believe police are stuck at a roadblock with the case.
“I believe that it's an opportunity for us to reach out to the community to provide information that could make those connections with potentially the people involved in the case,” Krmpotic told reporters.
“The fact of the matter is that we haven’t solved this crime yet. In order to protect the integrity of that investigation, there's some information that we are not prepared to release at this time.”
Krmpotic said there is no reason to believe there is an imminent threat to public safety, as police believe it was a targeted event and not a random home invasion.
He notes both the OPP and Sault Ste. Marie Police have helped with the investigation, but wouldn’t elaborate on what level of help they are providing.
The first suspect is described as male, with a medium build, black, approximately 5-foot-10 or 5-foot-11 inches tall and wearing a black shirt. The second suspect is described as male, thinner than the first suspect, with a darker complexion, approximately six feet tall and approximately 25 years old. He was wearing a black hoodie.
Police are partnering with Near North Crime Stoppers to offer a maximum cash reward of $2,000 for anonymous information which leads to the suspects’ arrest.
o Download our app to get local alerts on your device
o Get the latest local updates right to your inbox
“We believe increasing the reward will urge individuals to take an active role in helping law enforcement solve this crime," Krmpotic said.
“Given that it's just past the one-year anniversary of this incident, we want to keep the incident top of mind with members of the community and to let the community know that it's an important investigation.”
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Frozen waffles recalled across Canada, U.S. over Listeria concerns
A U.S.-based food manufacturer that supplies frozen waffles to major grocery chains across North America has launched a voluntary recall over concerns its products carry the potential for illness.
'You are not my king,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the royal visited Australia's parliament on Monday.
How an off-duty lifeguard found a missing 17-year-old in the ocean
It was a typical Wednesday evening for Noland Keaulana, who was fixing his truck at his grandparents’ house when he received an alert on his phone about a 17-year-old missing off the Honolulu coast.
Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm
Cuba's widespread blackouts stretched into their fourth day as Hurricane Oscar crossed the island's eastern coast with winds and heavy rain.
High grocery and rental costs plaguing Canadians, new survey finds
High grocery and rental costs are squeezing lower-income Canadians even as inflation trends downward, a new survey suggests.
'I regret leaving my cat there': Eastern Ontario cat rescue under investigation, allegations of abuse, neglect
A cat rescue southwest of Ottawa is under investigation after allegations of abuse, neglect and falsified medical records have surface.
Canadian detained in Sudan begins trial after suing federal government 15 years ago
After waiting 15 years, Canadian Abousfian Abdelrazik will finally get the chance to hold the federal government accountable for its alleged complicity which led to his imprisonment and torture in Sudan.
Search underway for hiker missing in northern B.C.
Mounties say a search is underway for an avid outdoorsman who has disappeared in the wilderness of northern British Columba.
Crowd in Egypt attacks a railway guard after 2 children are run over
Angry residents attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo on Monday after a train ran over and killed two children crossing a train intersection that was closed to pedestrians, officials said.