Vehicle of interest identified in Richmond area homicide

By Mike Vlasveld

Posted Mar 9, 2021 05:57:00 PM.

The Ottawa Police Service says officers are looking for a vehicle of interest in the Richmond area homicide.

Investigators are asking the public to keep an eye out for a 2008 silver Nissan Altima four-door, with the Ontario licence plate CKZC 717. 

Anyone who spots the vehicle is asked not to approach it, but to call 911 immediately.

The body of Ottawa man Leo Santostefano, 40, was found on a snowmobile trail in the Richmond area on Sunday, March 7.

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