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Ottawa Citizen

The OPP has confirmed that the deaths are all connected.

The grisly events began early Tuesday, at about 9 a.m., when Ontario Provincial Police from the Killaloe detachment found the body of a woman, Anastasia Kuzyk, in a house on Szczipior Road in Wilno. She had been shot.

At that scene, police found what they described as “information” that led them to another residence on Foymount Road near the village of Cormac, some 26 kilometres southeast of Wilno. There the police found the body of Nathalie Warmerdam. She, too, had been shot to death.

The Eganville Leader reported that a young man escaped from the Warmerdam house, outside of Cormac, shortly before he heard a gunshot. He called 911 and emergency responders later brought him out through a wooded area at about 12:30 p.m.

Photo by Mike Carroccetto

Tactical officers who had been on training exercises in Algonquin Park augmented local detachment officers. A K-9 squad was also called in. Witnesses counted more than 30 police vehicles at the scene. A drone from Renfrew County Medical Service was flown over the area.

OPP officers found Culleton dead shortly after 11 a.m. at a home on Kamaniskeg Road on Bancroft. Police have not explained what led them to this third victim.

With the discovery of the second and third victims, police intensified their manhunt. More than 40 officers responded to the Cormac site. They advised area residents to lock their doors and remain inside.

The Eganville Leader reported that people who had had dealings with the suspect sought protection from the OPP after hearing of the shootings. One told police the suspect had allegedly posted a list a people against whom he was seeking revenge. Others said they had received phone calls in recent days from the suspect threatening them if they didn’t give him money.

Shortly before 3 p.m., the OPP announced they had a suspect in custody. Half-an-hour earlier, Ottawa police officers had arrested Basil Joseph Borutski, 57, near Kinburn, about 130 kilometres southeast of Wilno.