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$50,000 Reward Offered For Information Leading To A Conviction In The Murder Of Alexander Tobin

KAWARTHA LAKES-A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Alexander William Tobin.

On February 18, 2020, shortly after 1:00 p.m., members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency services attended an Omemee area residence in response to a reported shooting.

Police say the initial investigation revealed that 18-year-old Tobin of Omemee, was suffering a gunshot wound and was subsequently transported by Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Read more here:https://www.kawartha411.ca/2020/02/19/alex-tobin-remembered-as-a-kind-hard-working-young-man/

Further investigation indicated that two suspects were seen fleeing the area on foot and departing in a motor vehicle on Highway 7. Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), continue to actively investigate this homicide.

Read more about Alex here:https://www.kawartha411.ca/2020/02/19/alex-tobin-remembered-as-a-kind-hard-working-young-man/

Anyone with information that could assist with this investigation is asked to immediately contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Information can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.kh.crimestoppersweb.com.

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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