A fourth person is facing charges in connection with a deadly home invasion in South Glengarry that left two young men dead in February 2025.
The Ontario Provincial Police have charged 31-year-old Ozric Blanchard of South Glengarry following an investigation into the incident, which happened on February 2nd, 2025, at a home on Old Highway 2, at approximately 9 p.m.
Police say the incident began as a home invasion involving three men. Two people suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. They were later identified as 19-year-old Eddie Alobhouet and 18-year-old Tristan Simard, both from Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.
A third individual fled before officers arrived. The people living in the home were not injured. Investigators initially described the incident as targeted and said there was no threat to public safety.
Blanchard is facing several firearms-related charges, including four counts of careless storage of a firearm, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, and multiple charges involving the possession of firearms and ammunition.
Police say Blanchard was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Alexandria on December 2nd.
Three other people have already been charged in connection with the investigation. They include 40-year-old Michael Cloutier of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 36-year-old Marc-André DeMontigny-Defoy of Coteau-du-Lac, and 34-year-old Stephanie Pigeon of Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.
The charges against the three include conspiracy, break and enter, armed robbery, unauthorized possession of firearms, obstructing justice and being an accessory after the fact.
The investigation is being handled by the SD&G OPP Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with assistance from Quebec police services and forensic investigators.
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deadly home invasion.