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Arrest made in County Fair Mall homicide

Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) announced on Wednesday that they have identified and arrested a suspect in relation to the homicide at 1010 Dawson Road on September 30

The accused has been charged with second-degree murder. He appeared in court on October 11th and is in custody.

The investigation was conducted by the city’s Major Crimes Unit and Forensic Identification Unit.

Police responded to a 911 call reporting an injured male on the evening of September 30 in the area around the Landmark Hotel.

The male, 35-year-old Justin Coaster, was taken to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, where he was pronounced dead.

  • Sam Goldstein is a 2025 graduate of the Seneca Polytechnic journalism program. Sam’s great passions are for history, politics, and food. Born and raised in Toronto, he works as a multimedia journalist in Thunder Bay. You can reach him at goldsteins@radioabl.ca.

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