Pictured Marcel Thoma

The 2024 Ontario Homicide Victim List is available here

30-year-old Marcel Thoma, of Petawawa, was reported missing on May 18th. On May 23, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police located a body in a wooded area in Egan Township. The remains were identified as Marcel Thoma, and his death was deemed a homicide.

On June 12, 2024, a suspect was apprehended by OPP’s Tactics and Rescue Unit members and taken into custody in Night Hawk Lake, east of Timmins.

Police said during the interaction an officer was shot, transported to the hospital in stable condition and is expected to recover from the injuries.

Lucas MacDonald, 43, of Egan Township, has been charged with first-degree murder, and attempting to commit murder using a firearm.

Anyone with any information that may assist the investigation should contact the OPP, at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers anonymously, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)