Kitigan Zibi Police Service received an emergency call at 2:04 a.m. on February 11, 2026, reporting a serious situation at a residence on Kichi Mikan Street in the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation community north of Maniwaki, Quebec. Officers responded immediately to the single-family home in this residential area of the Algonquin reserve, arriving within minutes to a scene already marked by profound tragedy.
Upon entering the house on Kichi Mikan Street, police discovered 41-year-old Randy Tolley-Randolph deceased inside. The father showed obvious signs of fatal injury, prompting officers to secure the premises and call for additional support from the Sûreté du Québec major crimes unit. The remote location of Kitigan Zibi, approximately 130 kilometers north of Ottawa, required coordinated response across jurisdictions.
Officers then located Randy’s two children, 12-year-old son Dylan Tolley-Randolph and 10-year-old daughter Dakoda Tolley-Randolph, both suffering from critical injuries consistent with violent trauma. Emergency medical teams worked urgently at the Kichi Mikan Street home to stabilize the siblings before transporting them by ambulance to a hospital in nearby Gatineau or Ottawa for advanced care.
Despite intensive medical intervention, both children succumbed to their injuries later that morning. Doctors pronounced Dylan and Dakoda deceased at the hospital, confirming the incident had claimed three lives from the same family in the quiet overnight hours on the reserve.
Sûreté du Québec investigators took over the case, treating the deaths as homicides while examining all circumstances inside the Kichi Mikan Street residence. Forensic teams processed the home for evidence throughout the day, with the community center serving as a support hub amid road restrictions around the scene.
The Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community, home to about 3,000 residents on the reserve along the Desert River, reeled from the loss of Randy and his young children in this devastating incident. Leaders called for privacy and support as the investigation continues into the events that unfolded overnight on Kichi Mikan Street.
