After four days of searching, the man accused of murdering his son is found

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The Sûreté du Québec confirmed Wednesday that it has found Philippe Benoît, the father suspected of killing his 16-year-old son in Shawinigan, ending a manhunt that began Sunday. Police arrested Benoît around 4:30 p.m., near Lac Veillette, in Shawinigan, said Sergeant Audrey-Ann Bilodeau of the SQ. The Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions had issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday against Philippe Benoît for the first-degree murder of his son. Officers had to “use force” to subdue the 41-year-old man, as he was resisting arrest, she said. “The priority is that he receives care appropriate to his condition,” said Sergeant Bilodeau.