Three Pikangikum youths have been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of 17-year-old Calvin Quill of Pikangikum First Nation.
A 17-year-old male was arrested and charged with murder on Mar.28. Two more male youths, one 16 year old and one 17 year old, were arrested and charged with murder on Mar. 29.
Quill was reported missing to police on the afternoon of Mar. 27. A search ensued, and police found his body behind a residence in Pikangikum just before midnight the same day.
Pikangikum First Nation Police Service with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Region Crime Unit and the Criminal Investigation Branch under the direction of Detective Inspector Dan Davidson, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
The three youths charged with murder have been remanded into custody and will appear in Kenora Criminal Court on Mar. 30.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.
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