A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for the third suspect wanted in connection to a deadly shooting in Orillia.
Police say they are looking for 28-year-old Brian Quesnel of The Nation, Ont., which is located east of Ottawa. Quesnel is wanted for first-degree murder; police say he is be treated as armed and dangerous.
Emergency crews were called to a home on Franklin Street last Sunday for a reported shooting. When they arrived, the OPP found Joseph Simonds, 34, suffering from several gunshot wounds.
He was taken to hospital where he later died.
Earlier this week, officers arrested 20-year-old Sonny Brokenshire of Orillia and 41-year-old Martin Forget of St. Barbe, Que. Both have been charged with first-degree murder.
Simonds mother remembers her son as someone with a “magnetic personality” who “made friends all the time.” One of those friends was Brokenshire.
“Sonny was a friend of my son’s and Martin is his ex-girlfriend’s stepfather,” says Diana Simonds.
Diana says she still can’t believe her son is gone.
“I have voice messages that I keep on my phone just so I can hear his voice.”
The OPP say anyone with information about Quesnel should not approach him and instead call police at 1-844-677-5020.
