OPP: Death in Augusta Township Being Investigated as a Homicide

Augusta – The Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have ruled that the death of a person earlier this month in Augusta Township is being investigated as a homicide.

The OPP initially announced on July 10 that officers had found a person’s body at a home on County Road 26 in Augusta Township on July 8 just before 3:30pm.

This past Tuesday, police announced the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police did not specify the victim’s gender, nor did they say if they have any suspects.

The Grenville County OPP Crime Unit is conducting the investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

OPP say the death is believed to be an isolated incident with no signs of a broader threat.