Quebec Police Searching for ‘Person of Interest’ After Body Found in Shawinigan
Police say the death appears to be a homicide as officers search for Philippe Benoit, 41, who may have key information.
- On Sunday, Quebec provincial police launched a homicide investigation in Shawinigan after a body was discovered at a residence, naming Philippe Benoit as a 'person of interest'.
- Emergency services discovered the victim on 201st Avenue at around 9 a.m. Shawinigan is located roughly 160 kilometres northeast of Montreal in the Mauricie region.
- 'From the first moment, it was clear that it was a homicide,' said Quebec provincial police spokesperson Louis-Philippe Ruel, as forensic technicians analyze the residence.
- The investigation led officers to search for Benoit in Lac-aux-Sables, about 50 kilometres northwest of Shawinigan, as he may have important information relating to the incident.
- Anyone who spots Benoit is asked not to approach him but to call 911, while investigators have not released victim details to avoid compromising the case.
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La Sûreté du Québec continued its research on Monday in an attempt to find 41-year-old Philippe Benoit in connection with the murder of a teenager in Shawinigan on Sunday.
A 41-year-old man is wanted by the police as part of an investigation into a possible homicide in Shawinigan on Sunday.
The Service des enquêtes sur les crimes contre la personne de la Sûreté du Québec (SQ) tries to find a person of interest in an investigation in connection with a homicide that occurred on Sunday morning in Shawinigan. He is Philippe Benoit, a 41-year-old man from this city of Mauricie.
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Le CharlevoisienThe Service des enquêtes sur les crimes contre la personne de la Sûreté du Québec (SQ) tries to find a person of interest in an investigation related to a homicide that occurred on Sunday morning in Shawinigan. It is Philippe Benoit, a 41-year-old man from this city of La Mauricie. According to the SQ, he [...]
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