OPP have identified a Collingwood man whose murder resulted in an armed standoff but remain tight-lipped about the events that led to the slaying.

D’arcy Malloy, 43, was killed Saturday at his Napier St. home, a quiet residential area that was rocked by the violence. We have learned that Malloy was shot twice, once in the chest and once in the head.

Police said Sunday that James Leone, 58, of Thornbury, is charged with first-degree murder. Malloy and Leone knew each other. Malloy was divorced from Leone's daughter. They have a son together. It is also alleged that Malloy had broken into Leone's daughter's home and taken the child without consent. Leone had gone to the Malloy resident to retrieve the child. It is also alleged that the murder weapon belonged to Malloy and that Malloy was shot during a confrontation with Leone regarding the child. Early in the situation, children were released to the police, from the house. Malloy was previously the subject of an OPP raid several years ago when they discovered he was operating a marijuana grow-op in the house.

Leone will appear in court Tuesday.

A police standoff near Collingwood Harbour that began around 3 p.m. Saturday with the discovery of a body has ended with one man in custody, Ontario Provincial Police say.

The incident, which lasted for much of the afternoon and evening, began when police went to 285 Napier St., a home owned by D'arcy Malloy, a painting contractor, after receiving reports of a shooting shortly after 3 p.m. Police say they received two 911 calls from local residents who reported hearing gunfire; neighbours said a man was found dead on the lawn outside the house and another man had barricaded himself inside the residence.

Nathan McDonald, who lives eight doors away, said he saw two young children taken out of the house by police before the standoff began. “I was told by police to get in my house and lock the door,” said McDonald, who is new to the street.

Evan French, 22, who works at East End Variety at the corner of Ontario and Napier Sts., just north of where the standoff occurred, said he was told by many people the owner of the house was the victim but police were not able to confirm that.

“He is a customer here. A very nice guy I thought,” said French.

According to French, the man, a painter in his mid-40s, had divorced about two years ago, around the time the house had been raided by police who found a marijuana grow-op operating there. McDonald said there were at least eight OPP cruisers on the scene in addition to three tactical trucks as police surrounded the house.
 

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