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Sarnia, Ont., police launch homicide investigation following 26-year-old’s death

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Police in Sarnia, Ont., say the death of a 26-year-old man Saturday is being investigated as a homicide.

Officials say around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, emergency crews responded to a report of a man who had been injured at a residence in the 900-block of Confederation Street.

The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police say.

Read more: Sarnia man, 20, charged with 2nd-degree murder in 2019 death of infant

He’s been identified as 26-year-old Luis Enrique Hernandez of Sarnia.

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Police say they’re investigating this incident as a homicide, and added that the incident appears to be an isolated event.

Anyone with further information is asked to call Detective Sgt. Johann Lewis at 519-344-8861 x6200, the Criminal Investigation Branch Information Line at 519-344-8861 extension 5300, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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