THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police have charged a 20-year-old woman with second-degree murder in the city’s third homicide of 2020.
According to court documents, Brianna Netemegesic was arrested and appeared in court on Tuesday following the incident, which left one woman dead and another injured. The second victim remains in hospital receiving treatment for what police are calling serious injuries.
Police said they arrived at the scene just after midnight on Tuesday where they found two female victims outside near the street. Det. Insp. John Fennell with the Thunder Bay Police Service said the victim and the accused were known to each other.
A trail of green evidence cones could be spotted lining the snow-covered street on Tuesday morning, laid by a police forensics team investigating the incident.
Fennell said the scene is rather large and will be held by police until a post-mortem examination is completed in Toronto.
"A lot of the activity took place outside of a residence," he said. "People ran, so there is evidence in that general location."
Police are asking residents in the area who notice any potential evidence on their property to not touch the item in question and to contact them immediately.
"There could be evidence on those items and we want to make sure that is protected," Fennell said.
Fennell added the investigation is in its early stages and witnesses are still being interviewed and while there are no other suspects at this time that could change as the investigation unfolds.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators is asked to contact Thunder Bay Police Service at 684-1200.
See the full release below.
NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Thunder Bay Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old Thunder Bay woman with Second-Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault following an overnight incident that left one person dead and two others injured.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to reports of an assault in progress in the 100 block of Picton Avenue just after midnight on Tuesday, March 3. When officers arrived they located two female victims outside near the street.
Paramedics transported both to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for further treatment of their injuries. One victim died from those injuries, the other remains in the hospital.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Major Crimes Unit is now involved in this investigation. A large police presence remains in the area as investigators process the scene.
The accused is scheduled to appear in bail court today to face charges of Aggravated Assault and Second-Degree Murder. Her identity is being withheld until after that appearance.
The identity of the victim is not being released at this time.
If any residents, in the immediate area, see potential evidence on their property they are urged not to touch the item and please contact police immediately. The public is asked to stay away from the area at this time.
If you have any information that may assist investigators please call police at 684-1200 or submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.p3tips.com.
