Attempted Murder – Jason FLUKE Facing Numerous Charges

(MARMORA & LAKE TWP., ON) – Attempted murder and other charges have been laid following a firearms-related incident in Marmora and Lake Township.

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, just after 1:00 p.m., an individual reported that shots had been fired at a home on High Shore Road, near Highway 7. No serious injuries were reported.

Officers with the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as members of the OPP Emergency Response Team and the Canine Unit converged on the scene.

An individual was located less than an hour later and was arrested without further incident.

As a result of the investigation, which included members of the Central Hastings OPP Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services, Jason FLUKE, age 46 of Marmora and Lake, has been charged with:

• Attempt to commit murder
• Discharge a firearm with intent
• Careless use of a firearm
• Pointing a firearm
• Using a firearm while committing an offence
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Careless storage of a firearm
• Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
• Forcible entry
• Break and enter
• Theft under $5000
• Mischief – destroys or damages property

The accused was held in custody with a bail hearing scheduled before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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