Canada - Police investigating 2 deaths in Collingwood, Ontario, 22 January 2019

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Police investigating 2 deaths in Collingwood
"According to police, the incident took place on Tuesday shortly after 1:30 a.m. in the Georgian Blue area, formerly known as Matthew Way.

The OPP central region crime unit and OPP forensic identification services are assisting investigators, and officers are reminding the public to be vigilant of their surroundings and personal safety at all times.

According to police, the investigation is ongoing, and more information will be provided as it becomes available."

 

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Police investigating deaths of 2 people in Collingwood
"The investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the OPP Central Region Crime Unit as well as the OPP Forensic Identification Services under the direction of Det.-Insp. Paula Milne of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
Further details will be provided as they become available and the public is reminded to be vigilant of their surroundings and personal safety, the news release said.
Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. A web tip can be submitted at www.p3tips.com"

 

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'It sounded like gunshots': 2 dead in Collingwood, OPP investigating | CBC News

Investigators say the deaths occurred in a residential area shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday.

It was around that time that Tammy Tatchell, who lives nearby, said she heard several bangs.

"It sounded like gunshots, I don't know if it was. And then all of a sudden I heard yelling and my dog started barking," she said.

She could barely sleep all night, she said.

 

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Man, 57, charged after two people killed in Collingwood
"A third person, who police say accompanied the two victims to the location, fled the scene and has not been identified.
OPP say officers have arrested a 57-year-old man from Collingwood and charged him with second-degree murder.

He's due to appear in court in Barrie, Ont., next Tuesday.

Police say the investigation continues"

 

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Movie stuntman killed on eve of sentencing in drug smuggling case

"Dean Copkov, 52, worked on Hollywood blockbusters including Pacific Rim. He was convicted of conspiring to smuggle drugs into Canada.
An Ontario-based stuntman who worked on several Hollywood movies died just before sentencing arguments were set to begin Wednesday at the Montreal courthouse in a case in which he was recently convicted of conspiring to smuggle drugs into Canada.

Defence lawyer Catherine Ranalli made the surprise announcement regarding Dean Copkov, 52, on Wednesday morning. According to his IMDB profile, Copkov, a resident of Wasaga Beach, Ont., worked as a stuntman on popular Hollywood movies like The Incredible Hulk, Pacific Rim, Pompeii, and the 2014 reboot of RoboCop. He was not shy to let it be known he was a stuntman while he was on trial in Montreal last year. He wore a T-shirt advertising a company that hired out stuntmen and stuntwomen during at least one date in the trial in which he was convicted, by a jury on Nov. 12, on two charges of conspiring to smuggle large quantities of drugs into Canada."

"Sources familiar with the investigation said Copkov, who was out on bail, was one of two people found dead in Collingwood, Ont. early Tuesday morning."