NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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RYERSON TOWNSHIP - A post-mortem examination of the three homicide victims has confirmed the cause of death to be gunshot wounds. The fourth death has also been confirmed as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
This triple homicide/suicide investigation remains ongoing with members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Almaguin Highlands Detachment, OPP North East Region (NER) Crime Prevention and Criminal Investigations Unit, OPP Forensic Identification Services (FIS), NER Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit, under the direction of Detective Inspector Martin Graham, of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB).
The victims involved formed three generations of the same family and all resided at the location where they were murdered and were identified as:
- Raija Turanen, 88-years-old
- Ulla Theoret, 55-years-old
- Paul Theoret, 28-years-old
The fourth person has been identified as Mark Jones, 58-years-old, also of Ryerson Township, Ontario.
The OPP is asking anyone who may have had contact with any of these individuals on Thursday, Feb. 22 or Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 to contact police.
Any person with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online at www.tipsubmit.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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