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Ottawa police are investigating the murder of Good Friday on Smyth Road

One person is in police custody in connection with the death of an elderly man in Ottawa.

Ottawa police responded to a call at a home on Block 800 on Smith Road, near Hague Drive, around 3 p.m. on Friday.

Police said the elderly man was found dead in the home.

One person was detained by the police.

A police cruiser was parked in front of a Smyth Road home shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday.

Other information has not been disseminated.

Police are investigating the murder of an elderly man. Employees were called to a residence in block 800 of Smyth Rd. around 3 pm today, where the man was found dead. One person is in custody.

– Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 16, 2022