Police investigating fatal tent fire in St. Catharines, Ont., as homicide

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Niagara regional police say they are investigating a fatal tent fire in St. Catharines, Ont., earlier this week as a homicide.

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This article was published 13/02/2026 (190 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Niagara regional police say they are investigating a fatal tent fire in St. Catharines, Ont., earlier this week as a homicide.

They say officers were patrolling when they saw a tent fire within a forested area of Mountain Locks Park early Tuesday morning.

Police say firefighters extinguished the blaze and a dead man was found.

A Niagara Regional Police Service sign is shown in St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, March 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett
A Niagara Regional Police Service sign is shown in St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, March 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett

They say the man has been identified as 53-year-old Kenneth Dombroskie, who had no fixed address.

Investigators say they have determined his death was a homicide.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 13, 2026.

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