NEWS RELEASE WELLINGTON COUNTY OPP
(GUELPH, ON) – Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying five suspects connected to the abduction and death of a 40-year-old male in the City of Guelph.
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving two vehicles, southbound on Hanlon Parkway, north of Stone Road. One person with life-threatening injuries was located at the scene and transported to the hospital by ambulance where they were pronounced deceased. The victim has been identified as a 40-year-old male from Cambridge.
Upon further investigation, police learned that the victim was assaulted, kidnapped and abducted from a residence on Fife Road by five suspects who fled in two different vehicles. The first vehicle is described as a grey 2010 Toyota Venza Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), with Ontario licence plate CVBX 602. Police are seeking public assistance to locate the second vehicle, described as a white 2013 Dodge RAM pickup truck with Ontario licence plate BZ 85153. Photos of the suspect vehicles are attached.
Police believe this is an isolated incident. The Wellington County Crime Unit is continuing the investigation with the Guelph Police Service, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
Police are asking residents and businesses in the area to review their security camera footage and share any relevant images or videos with the OPP. Drivers who were in the area at the time are also asked to check their dash cams for any footage that may show the collision or suspect vehicles.
Anyone with information about the suspects or the vehicles is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
