Suspected murder-suicide in Oshawa leaves 8-year-old girl and her father dead

An 8-year-old girl has been found dead in what police suspect to be a murder-suicide at an Oshawa home.

Durham Regional Police discovered two dead in a house on Winlord Place, a suburban street in the northern Windfields Farm area of the city, after a 911 call.

Police confirmed that the girl was found with her 38-year-old father. Investigators believe the evidence points to a murder-suicide and they are not pursuing any further suspects.

The family of the pair has requested police keep the identities of the two private. As such the names have not been released.

Homicide Det. Nancy Accettone is in charge of the investigation. Anyone with information can call her at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5247. Anyone who wishes to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).