Thunder Bay police charge 14-year-old girl with first-degree murder of Kayliegh Ivall

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service have arrested and charged a teen girl with first-degree murder in connection to the death of 14-year-old KaylieghIvall.

Police said in a release on Tuesday, that as a result anongoing investigation, members of the major crimesunit identified a 14-year-old girl from Thunder Bay as asuspect of the homicide.

Det. Inspt. John Fennel of the Thunder Bay Police Service said the accumulation of tips from the publicand evidence from the scene helped officers to identify a suspect. He added that the investigation is ongoing.

"Right now just the evidence is, there has been the arrest, and of course the case isn't done yet. So as tips continue to come in they'll still be investigated and we'll see where the evidence takes us," he said.

Fennel said evidence from early on in theinvestigation lead officers to belive that the homicide was not random in nature.

The accused was arrested and formally charged in the afternoon hours of Monday, May 4, police said.

The accused appeared in bail court on Tuesday, May 5, and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date of Thursday, May 7. She cannot be identified because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Fennel said police notifiedIvall's family of the arrest, adding that the family continues to grieve with"a great deal of pain."

"As you can imagine they're still going through a great deal of pain and then everyinvestigative step that we do, just I would say reignites it...you can imagine thatthey relive it again every time we visit them," he said.

Fennel said the tip line created by police during this investigation will continue to be active, and he encourages the public to call the dedicated tip line at 807-684-1545 with any relevant information.