Murder charge laid after death of 35-year-old Stratford woman

A 41-year-old antheral is facing a execution complaint successful transportation with a fatal shooting that occurred successful Stratford, Ont., connected Tuesday morning, Stratford police say.

On Tuesday greeting astatine astir 5 a.m., constabulary accidental exigency services were dispatched to a location connected Ontario Street aft an incidental was reported.

When officers reached the scene, they recovered 35-year-old Kassidy Ballantyne-Holmes unresponsive portion suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police accidental she was taken to Stratford General Hospital wherever she would beryllium aboriginal pronounced dead.

Keith Savile, 41, was aboriginal arrested and has been charged with second-degree murder, possession of a limb for a unsafe purpose, unauthorized possession of a weapon, weapons trafficking and manufacturing.

Police accidental this was an isolated incidental and that determination is nary hazard to nationalist safety.

A constabulary spokesperson was not capable to accidental whether determination was a erstwhile narration betwixt the unfortunate and the accused. They told Global News it was portion of the ongoing investigation.

This is the second fatal shooting incident that has occurred successful Stratford implicit the past respective months.

On Aug. 1, Ricky Bilcke, 31, went connected a shooting spree connected Bradshawe Drive, sidesplitting Johnny Bennett, 36, and earnestly injuring Bennett’s girlfriend, Stephanie Irvine, 37, and David Tokley, 43, earlier turning his weapon connected himself.

Police said their probe revealed that a 31-year-old antheral had fired shots astatine the 3 victims aft helium was progressive successful a neighbour dispute, earlier turning the limb connected himself.

— with files from Canadian Press