The 2026 Ontario Homicide Victim List is available here.

Timmins Police said a shooting took place on Timmins’ Dwyer Avenue on March 14, 2026. The shooting is now being treated as a homicide after the victim died from their injuries. He has been identified as Yannick Boulay, 48.

Timmins Police Service Criminal Investigation Division, along with both local and Ontario Provincial Police forensic identification units, worked throughout the weekend to advance the case. Investigators are actively trying to identify and locate the individual responsible.

According to police, the investigation has determined that the victim and the suspect were known to each other.

As part of the ongoing investigation, police are asking for help from the public. The search area has been expanded, and officers are requesting any available dashcam or surveillance footage from key areas in Timmins.

Update: A 17-year-old from Toronto has been charged in connection with a second-degree murder investigation in Timmins.

Police say the youth was arrested on April 23 in Cochrane with assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police.

The accused is facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder, pointing a firearm, discharging a firearm, and several other weapons-related offences. Additional charges include failing to comply with a release order and breaching an undertaking.