(PEMBROKE, ON) - Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigators have arrested another person in connection to a double homicide in Pembroke.
As a result of the investigation, a 17-year-old from Ottawa was arrested on January 10, 2024.
This person is charged with two counts of First Degree Murder, contrary to Section 235(1) and Attempt to Commit Murder, contrary to Section 239(1)(b) of the Criminal Code. The identity of the individual is being withheld in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The accused was held for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke.
On May 22, 2023, shortly before 3:00 a.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment responded to a residence on Mackay Street, where two people were located with life-threatening injuries. Both individuals were transported to the hospital, where one person was pronounced deceased. Another person was located deceased in the immediate area. Investigators believe the victims were targeted.
Post-mortem examinations confirmed that Noah Nathaniel ANNIS and Alando Omario DAVIDSON, both 16 years old from Mississauga died from injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. A third 16-year-old from Mississauga sustained serious injuries in connection with the incident.
The UOV Crime Unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Services (FIS) Unit are assisting with the investigation, under the direction of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
If anyone has any information that may assist the investigation, they should contact the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 1-888-310-1122 (or 911 in an emergency) or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.valleytips.ca.