THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service has released images of three males believed to be persons of interest to investigators probing a recent homicide.
Corey Glen Ashley Belesky, 31, was found dead shortly after 1 a.m.on Nov. 1, 2022 at a residence on Brent Street
Three days later, police said they had determined his death was a homicide.
On Monday, the Major Crimes Unit released still images taken from surveillance video.
Police are asking to hear from anyone who may have observed or interacted with three individuals in the River Street/High Street area between 9 p.m. on Oct. 31 and 2 a.m. on Nov. 1.
"We are requesting assistance from the public in our ongoing investigation into the homicide of Cory Belesky. That investigation commenced on Nov. 1 of this year and it this time we're releasing some surveillance footage of three persons of interest and we're hoping the public can assist us with tracking the movements of those individuals and perhaps provide any information on any interaction they may have had with those three in the time period of 9 p.m. on the 31st of October to 2 a.m. on the 1st of November," said Det.-Insp. Jeremy Pearson in an appeal the public.
Pearson said a person of interest is someone police are interested in speaking to about the incident, and stopped short of calling the people in the video suspects.
Police are asking anyone who lives in area, or may have been driving in this area at the above-mentioned time, and have home surveillance or dash-camera footage, please review and contact police if you believe they have anything that could be helpful.
"We have canvassed extensively in the area, but there's always a chance that we've missed someone who may have home surveillance video they can share or possibly more likely, someone who was driving in the area who has dash-cam footage that could be of assistance," Pearson said.
Police are not yet able to publicly announce why they are interested in speaking to the three individuals.
"I don't wish to delve too deeply into the exact nature of police interest in these individuals and to the exact involvement these individuals may or may not have had in this incident. I don't want to colour the perception of the public. We're simply asking for anyone with recollection or video of having interacted with these individuals to come forward and speak with our investigators."
TBPS may be contacted at 684-1200.
Callers are asked to refer to incident number TB22064074.
Tips may also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or online at www.p3tips.com.
