| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massicotte | Richmond Hill | ON | No | 2 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No | No |
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IPV
Classification: reported
Incident Summary:
On February 1, 2024, Rommelia Asuncion, 36, and her five-month-old baby girl, Morgyn Rose Asuncion-Massicotte, were found dead in their basement apartment in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The coroner determined that Rommelia and Morgyn died from severe blunt deep stab wounds. The incident is believed to be an intimate partner violence (IPV) related double murder-suicide, with Rommelia's common-law husband, Joshuah Lawrence Massicotte, taking his own life after allegedly murdering Rommelia and Morgyn.
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In 2024, York Region experienced a series of intimate partner violence (IPV) deaths, including the murder of a mother and her five-month-old daughter, which was followed by two more IPV-related murders/suicides. York Regional Police saw a 20.4% increase in IPV-related dispatch calls between 2019 and 2023, with IPV charges increasing 31% and the number of accused with previous charges increasing 8% in 2023. According to York Regional Police Supt. Rhonda Corsi, 70% of IPV incidents go unreported, and IPV takes place among all cultural backgrounds, age groups, income levels, professions, and other determinants. The police service is working on various IPV initiatives, including providing training sessions and conferences, expanding the IPV unit, and running a billboard and bus ad campaign to raise awareness and provide support to victims and survivors.
Rommelia Asuncion and her infant daughter, Morgyn Erika America, were found dead in their Richmond Hill home on February 1. The cause of their deaths is not specified in the source. The incident occurred on February 1, which is before Valentine's Day 2024. A GoFundMe page was created for the family.
A 36-year-old woman and her 5-month-old baby were found dead in a Richmond Hill home after an apparent double murder-suicide. The woman's mother said she and her daughter went looking for her on February 1st when she stopped responding to her mother's texts.
Rommelia Asuncion, 36, and her five-month-old baby girl, Morgyn Rose Asuncion-Massicotte, were found dead in their basement apartment in Richmond Hill on February 1. The coroner determined that Rommelia and Morgyn died from severe blunt deep stab wounds. York Regional Police have stated that there are no outstanding suspects and believe that Rommelia and Morgyn were murdered before Rommelia's common-law husband, Joshuah Lawrence Massicotte, took his own life. The family believes that Rommelia and Morgyn were murdered and that Massicotte then committed suicide.
York Regional Police responded to a check welfare call at a residence in Richmond Hill, where they found three people deceased inside the home. The victims have been identified as Rommelia Asuncion, 36, her five-month-old baby girl Morgyn Rose Asuncion-Massicotte, and Joshua Massicotte, Rommelia's common-law partner. The incident appears to be isolated and investigators do not believe there is any threat to public safety. The causes of death have not been released pending post-mortem examination results.