Windsor Police identify teen victim in sudden death downtown
Police now treating it as a suspicious death investigation
Police have identified a Windsor teenager as the victim in a suspicious sudden death investigation that shut down part of adowntown neighbourhood Wednesday.
The deceased is 16-year-old ChanceGauthier. Investigators havedetermined the cause of death to bea gunshot wound.
Witnesses in the area reported hearing a possible gunshot in the early morning Wednesday, according to police.
Officers have conducted an extensive canvas of the neighbourhood, but no weapon has been found.
.@WindsorPolice are canvassing neighbours to ask about what they saw/heard. pic.twitter.com/Cj5MxODwj2
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Police were called to the 900-block of Church Street Wednesday morning after receiving a report of a man lying in the alley. The Major Crimes Unit was called in to investigate.
Sgt.Steve Betteridgesaid it is rare for police to release the name and age of a victim.
"This is a 16-year-old who is now deceased," said Betteridge. "Our community has the right to know what happened there and that's our goal."
James Tilley lives nearby. He says a neighbour found a body in the alley behind his home this morning. pic.twitter.com/bBcR6MbrXW
—@DanTaekema
The victim was known to frequent the downtown area and sometimes residing downtown,Betteridgeadded.
Police are asking anyone with any information about the incident, or about ChanceGauthierto contact them.