UPDATE: Death determined to be homicide, accused charged with murder

January 31, 2025

A murder charge has been laid as a result of an ongoing investigation into a sudden death that occurred in December 2024.


Thunder Bay Police Service officers located a deceased individual on the afternoon of Saturday, December 14, 2024.

 

Members of the Major Crimes Unit and Forensic Identification Unit became involved in the investigation.

 

A suspect was arrested by members of the Major Crimes Unit and Intelligence Unit on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, and was charged with Indignity to a Human Body.

 

As a result of the continued investigation, Levi Michael LAWSON, 24, is now also charged with Second-Degree Murder.

 

The accused appeared in court on Friday, January 31, and has been remanded into custody with a future appearance date.

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