Quebec 2026 Homicide Victim List

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 41-year-old Philippe Benoit, who has been identified as a person of interest in an ongoing homicide investigation in Shawinigan.

Police responded to a private residence in the St-Georges neighbourhood of Shawinigan at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday, where they discovered the victim of a suspected homicide. According to reports, the victim was a 16-year-old boy.

Following the discovery, investigators established a security perimeter around the property before transferring the case to the SQ’s crimes against persons unit, which is leading the homicide investigation.

According to police, Benoit is about 5-foot-5, weighs approximately 100 pounds, and has light brown hair and blue-green eyes. The SQ is urging anyone who sees him not to approach him. Instead, call 911 immediately.

Anyone with information that could help investigators locate Philippe Benoit is encouraged to contact the Sûreté du Québec’s confidential information line at 1-800-659-4264.

Update: Philippe Benoit, a 41-year-old Quebec man accused of killing his 16-year-old son, was arrested July 29th after several days of searching by the Sûreté du Québec.

According to CBC, Police located him in the area where they had been conducting their search and had to use force to arrest him. He was conscious but was taken to hospital for medical assessment.

Benoit had already been charged with first-degree murder. His son was found unconscious at a residence on Sunday and later pronounced dead. According to the indictment, the teenager had been abducted and killed with a blunt object.

The article also mentions Benoit’s previous legal history. In 2014, he was accused of making death threats against his former partner and son, which he denied. Court records also indicate he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and social phobia and had previously been ordered to take medication.