Suspicious death probed

Around 9:15 a.m. today, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a 9-1-1 call from an employee of the Mid-Town Motel in Fort Frances.
Officers responded within minutes of receiving the call and located one male deceased inside one of the rooms.

Police are remaining at the motel to secure the premises while local officers, in conjunction with the Fort Frances OPP Crime Unit, continue their investigation.
OPP have determined the death to be suspicious in nature.
As such, they’re now working under the direction of Det. Insp. Peter Loree of the OPP’s Criminal Investigation Branch.
The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of next-of-kin.
The OPP will release further information as it becomes available.