‘It’s grim:’ Community devastated by shooting deaths in Sault Ste. Marie
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Halloween decorations still fluttered from the front porch of a home in Sault Ste. Marie where three children were found shot dead this week, the youngest victims of a rampage in the northern Ontario city that ended with five people killed.
In the front windows, more decorations hung in anticipation of the upcoming celebration, while outside, yellow police tape surrounded the bungalow as neighbours could occasionally be seen weeping nearby.
The entire neighbourhood, one resident said, was feeling the weight of what police have described as a tragic case of intimate partner violence.
“You can feel it in the air outside, like it’s grim,” said Aarika Bonin, who lives down the street from the home where the children – aged six, seven and 12 – were killed.