Albert Street death confirmed as homicide

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

**************************** Update: Albert Street East suspicious death

On the 27 Feb. 2011 at 3:57 p.m. the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received a call from a citizen about a possible deceased male in the 100 block of Albert Street East in the Tancred Street and Hughes Street area.

Police attended and discovered a deceased male in an apartment.

Detectives from the investigation services unit have commenced an investigation.

Update:

The victim has been positively identified as Todd Alan Petrie, age 48 years, of 142 Albert Street East, apt. 2.

A post mortem examination was performed on 1 March, 2011 to determine the cause of death.

Cause of death has been determined to be blunt force trauma.

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service investigation unit are now treating this incident as a homicide.

The investigation is ongoing and police remain on scene for forensic examination.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident, please call the Sault Ste Marie Police Service at 705-949-6300 or, if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers web site at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.

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