Overview
- The shelter-in-place remains in effect for Ginoogaming First Nation as officers continue to search for two people considered armed and dangerous.
- Ontario Provincial Police and the Anishinabek Police Service are leading the response, with a significant presence that includes the Emergency Response Team, canine unit and a drone.
- Police released descriptions of the suspects: both are Black males, one taller in an all-grey jogging suit with braided hair, the other shorter in black pants and black shoes.
- All public and Catholic elementary schools in Longlac and Long Lake #58 First Nation closed Wednesday, along with Confederation College’s Longlac campus and select municipal services in Greenstone.
- Motorists on Highway 11 near Longlac and Ginoogaming are urged to avoid unnecessary stops and not pick up hitchhikers, and an earlier alert for Manitouwadge was lifted; tips can be reported to OPP at 1-888-310-1122.