The Timmins Police Service (TPS) made an announcement on Friday morning advising the public of a high police presence in the Balsam Street North area, due to an on-going homicide investigation. Article contentThe incident occurred shortly after midnight, early Friday, when TPS officers responded to reports of gunfire in the area. Officers immediately secured the scene, seized one firearm, and began providing emergency first aid until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived. The Timmins Police Service Criminal Investigations Division has assumed carriage of the investigation. Preliminary information indicates the victim and the suspect were known to one another, and that this was a targeted incident.