THUNDER BAY — A man is dead after being assaulted at the Andras Court apartment building on Cumberland Street South.
The Thunder Bay Police Service identify the victim as an Ajax, Ontario man, aged 28.
Police did not immediately release the victim's identity in a statement Monday.
Officers, paramedics and Thunder Bay Fire Rescue were all dispatched to the 100 block of South Cumberland about 1:15 a.m. Saturday following reports of an injured male.
Police learned the man had sustained injuries consistent with a serious assault.
Paramedics took him to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for further evaluation and treatment, but the man succumbed there to his injuries.
Members of the Major Crimes Unit and Forensic Identification Unit are involved in the ongoing investigation.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact them at (807) 684-1200 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or online at www.p3tips.com.
This is Thunder Bay's 11th homicide so far this year.
The only previous year the city recorded that many homicides was in 2014.
Andras Court is operated by the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board.
