Two boys, 7 and 12, found dead in murder-suicide investigation

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier press release by police incorrectly indicated one of the boys was 10. This article has been updated with the proper age.

Ottawa police conducted a wellness check and found two young boys dead in the Leitrim community.

Around 10:00 a.m. on Monday, emergency responders found two boys, aged 7 and 12, inside a home on Mandevilla Crescent. Next of kin notifications are being made, and the names of the children are not being released at this time, Ottawa police say.

The “complex investigation” is ongoing as officers say that the force is working with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on “related aspects of the case.”

On Monday around 5:30 a.m. officials were called to Highway 416 at Rideau River Road, for a vehicle fire. The carpool lot in Kemptville was closed for the investigation.

Ottawa police say that the children’s father was located in the vehicle dead.

OPP in Iroquois, Ont., a community along the Seaway, are also “holding” a scene of a business fire for Ottawa police.

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“Investigators continue to assess the connections between these incidents and do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the public,” officials said.

Steve Desroches, the Riverside South-Findlay Creek councillor, commented on the “heartbreaking tragedy.”

“I am shocked & deeply saddened to learn of the tragic deaths in Findlay Creek today, including 2 young children,” he said in a social media post. “This is a heartbreaking tragedy & my thoughts are with the family & friends at this difficult time.”