Vehicle Fire - Suspicious Death in Burlington - Halton Regional Police Service

UPDATE:

The Halton Regional Police Service has identified the victim of this homicide as 31-year-old Jerwin Belmonte (see attached photos). Belmonte is a resident of Edmonton Alberta, who had recently re-located to Toronto. Belmonte was last seen alive in the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue East in Toronto on the 26^th of November 2022.

Investigators are appealing to individuals who may have had contact with Belmonte on or prior to November 26^th or those that may have information about his murder.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Tip Line at 905-825-4776.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.

ORIGINAL RELEASE:

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, at approximately 3:30 a.m. police and fire services responded to a vehicle fire in the area of 5463 Dundas Street, just west of Tremaine Road, in the City of Burlington. After the fire was extinguished, emergency services personnel discovered the body of a deceased person inside the vehicle. The circumstances are suspicious and the Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation. The deceased person has not been identified as of yet and the vehicle will been taken to the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto for further examination.

Police would like to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the fire, travelled in the area of Dundas Street between Bronte Road & Appleby Line, or who may have any dashcam footage from November 27 between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. within the following area:

Highway 407 (north)

Appleby Line (west)

Bronte Road (east)

QEW / 403 (south)

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Tip Line at 905-825-4776.