The Sûreté du Québec is investigating what they believe to be a double homicide that left a 25 year old woman and her 2 year old daughter dead in Sept-Îles.

Police said an altercation allegedly erupted in a residential building on Brochu St on April 23rd. When police arrived to the scene at approximately 6:30am,  they located the victims in serious condition. The mother and daughter were rushed to hospital where they died of their injuries.

Ronald Henry Tooma was arrested April 23. No other information is available at this time.