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Homicide Investigation on Berrigan Drive: Victims identified and charges laid
Statement from Chief Eric Stubbs on Berrigan Drive Homicides
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 7, 2024 1:36 pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit has charged a man in relation to the homicides on Berrigan Dr. that left six people deceased and one person injured.
Febrio DE-ZOYSA, 19-years-old, has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. He is a Sri Lankan national who is believed to be in Canada as a student.
Police have identified the victims of last night’s homicide as:
Bandaranayake Gama Walawwe Darshani Dilanthika Ekanayake (f), 35-years-old. Her husband was also injured and is in hospital in stable condition.
Tragically, the couple’s children are also deceased. They are:
Inuka Wickramasinghe (m), 7-years-old
Ashwini Wickramasinghe (f) 4-years-old
Ranaya Wickramasinghe (f), 3-years-old
Kelly Wickramasinghe (f), 2 months old
A sixth man, Gamini Amarakoon Amarakoon Mudiyanselage, 40, was also found deceased.
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Investigators continue to seek any surveillance, doorbell or dashcam footage from residents, visitors and businesses who may have been in the area at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5493.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.
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CONTACT:
Media Relations Section
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 7, 2024 6:15 a.m.
Homicide Investigation – Berrigan Drive
(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit is investigating the deaths of six people who were found at an address on Berrigan Dr. just before 11 p.m. last night.
One person has been arrested, and there is no ongoing threat to public safety.
Police responded to 9-1-1 calls received at 10:52 p.m. and located the six deceased – four children and two adults -- inside the Barrhaven area residence.
Identities of the deceased have not been confirmed at this time.
This is a tragic and complex investigation, and investigative teams remain on Berrigan Drive.
A media update will be provided later today.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.
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Through the Community Safety Data portal data.ottawapolice.ca, members of the public can view, download, and interact with data released by the Ottawa Police Service.
CONTACT:
Media Relations Section
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366
Phone Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477.