Quebec provincial police deployed in large numbers southwest of Quebec City Friday, the ninth day of the manhunt for the father of two young girls found dead last weekend.
ST-APOLLINAIRE, QUE. -- Quebec provincial police deployed in large numbers southwest of Quebec City Friday, the ninth day of the manhunt for the father ofSgt. Helene Nepton said authorities are searching the St-Apollinaire area on foot with the help of dog handlers, ATVs and Wildlife Department officers in the search for Martin Carpentier."The goal of this deployment is to search for new hints and secure properties," the force said in a Twitter message.
The 44-year-old suspect's two daughters, Norah and Romy Carpentier, aged 11 and 6, were found dead Saturday following an Amber Alert.allegedly stolen items from a trailer within the search perimeterPolice believe Carpentier may be desperate and try to enter barns, trailers and cabins looking for materials to help him survive.
Owners are asked to have a police escort to search their buildings, but Nepton said there's no indication Carpentier is violent or poses a danger to the public.Investigators have said the girls and their father were believed to have been in a serious car crash on Highway 20 in the Quebec City suburb of St-Apollinaire July 8, but there was nobody inside the vehicle when they arrived on scene.
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