Durham Police yesterday said one party has been located deceased following a residential fire in Ajax.
On Friday, July 11 at about 11:10 pm, members of West Division responded to an armed person call at a residence in the area of Taunton Road East and Salem Road North. There were reports of a male who was armed and threatening members of his family.
When officers arrived, there was an active fire in the residence. Officers and Ajax Fire were able to safely remove several people from the residence and evacuated neighbouring homes.
No other physical injuries were reported, police said.
The Ontario Fire Marshal was on the scene conducting an investigation.
No other details were released till late last night.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst Singh of the West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 at ext. 2530