Murder investigation underway in the Sault, victim identified
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What police initially deemed as a suspicious death at a John Street residence in Sault Ste. Marie is now a murder investigation.
What police initially deemed as a suspicious death at a John Street residence in Sault Ste. Marie is now a murder investigation. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Taylor Marshall.
"The cause of death is still under investigation," said Sault Ste. Marie Police Service spokesperson Lincoln Louttit.
"We can release that the victim did sustain significant injuries and that's why it's been deemed a homicide."
Police received a call about a deceased person at a multi-unit residence at the corner of John and Cathcart Streets around 5:00 Thursday afternoon. Since then, investigators have been searching in and around the residence.
"The emergency services unit is here, they will be conducting a search to collect other evidence," said Louttit.
"Our technological crime unit is here as well looking for video and other security footage of the area. So, obviously significant resources are being deployed to find more information about what took place here."
