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A St. Thomas man is facing charges of second-degree murder charge and arson in the death of a 40-year-old woman this month, with police still looking for a second suspect.
Victoria Dill, 40, died in hospital after she was found with a gunshot wound near the scene of a fire at her apartment home at 20 Hiawatha St., in St. Thomas on July 3. Investigators later ruled the fire an arson and the death a homicide, the city’s first in eight years.
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Tuesday, St. Thomas police said 30-year-old Nathan Deleemans of St. Thomas is charged with second-degree murder, arson and failing to comply with a release order.
Deleemans remains in police custody.
Police are still seeking a second suspect in the case, 21-year-old Keegan Harvey, who is wanted on charges of arson and accessory after the fact to murder. Police released a photograph of Harvey nearly a week after Dill’s death and warned the public not to approach him but to call 911 immediately if he’s seen.
Harvey is described as a five-foot-10 white man with brown hair and a sleeve tattoo on his right arm.
Emergency crews responded July 3 at 12:30 a.m. to reports of the fire at 20 Hiawatha St. The wounded Dill, found nearby, was taken to St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital and later died.
Residents of Dill’s building on Hiawatha Street and neighbours recalled hearing a single gunshot and later seeing a woman lying on the ground of a nearby parking lot.
Anyone with information about the investigation or the whereabouts of Harvey is asked to contact St. Thomas police 519 631-1224.
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