Three dead in Ontario cottage country, murder suspect still at large
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It has been three days since Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of gunfire north of Bracebridge.
According to police, officers responded to the call shortly after 8 p.m. on Aug. 1, in the area of Beatrice Town Road. When they arrived on scene, police found a deceased male and a house fully engulfed in flames.
A shelter-in-place was initiated around 9:30 p.m. as officers responded to a potentially armed individual in distress.
The shelter-in-place was lifted early Saturday morning around 1:45 a.m. and there is no longer a threat to public safety.
In a second update from OPP on Saturday, Aug. 2, police identified an individual wanted for murder.
Twenty-nine-year-old Mitchell Gray from Bracebridge is currently wanted for murder. Police describe him as a white male, 5′8″ with light brown hair and facial hair. He was last seen on Friday, Aug. 1.
Mitchell Gray
Bracebridge OPP are asking the public for help to locate 29-year-old Mitchell Gray who is wanted for his connection to a death of a male and arson in Bracebridge on Aug 1, 2025
(Courtesy: Bracebridge OPP)
In a third update by Bracebridge OPP on Sunday, Aug. 3, police said they discovered two additional deceased individuals within the residence that was destroyed by the fire.
Their identities cannot be confirmed until a post-mortem examination is conducted.
In a statement to CTV News, Bracebridge Mayor Rick Maloney said, 'We appreciate the efforts of all our emergency services who responded to this tragic incident, especially our OPP. Our hearts and thoughts are with the family of the victims.'
OPP remain tightlipped on the ongoing death and arson investigation and have not released any additional information.
Police are asking anyone with additional information to contact the OPP or Crime Stoppers.
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