More than 48 hours since police first swarmed a conservation area north of Clinton in response to a deadly shooting, residents remain frustrated with what they see as a lack of information about exactly what happened.

Clarence Dale lives across the street from the Hullett Wildlife Conservation Area, where 70-year-old Don Frigo was shot dead on Saturday.

Despite his proximity to the crime scene, Dale says he’s had nearly no contact with police.

“Other than one truck (that) pulled in my laneway and pulled back out again, I’ve never seen them or heard anything from them,” he said Monday.

Scott Austin manages the Hullett Marsh, parts of which have been at the centre of the police investigation into the shooting.

He, too, said he knew little about what actually occurred.

“The community seems to be a little bit in the dark over it,” he said.

“I think people deserve a little bit more from the police at this point.”

OPP did hold a press conference Monday afternoon at the Clinton fire hall.

Insp. Chris Martin, the commander of the organization’s Huron County detachment, spoke briefly, as did Det. Insp. Chris Avery from the OPP’s criminal investigation branch.

In total, the pair spoke for less than four minutes – and then declined to answer questions from the media, including whether the shooting was a targeted act.

“We understand it has taken longer than usual for us to get information out to the public,” Martin said.

Reporters were told that a media release would later be issued by an officer who was not present in Clinton – and to whom all questions would have to be directed.

After the press release was issued, calls to the officer’s number in Goderich were not picked up – and a message said the detachment was closed for the day.

The officer did return a call from CTV News in the evening.

Const. Jamie Stanley said police had no description of a possible suspect, and no knowledge if the attack was targeted or random, as well as that there was no reason for the public to be afraid.

In response to a question about whether the shooting was a targeted or random act, Stanley said that police are investigating all possibilities.

Jim Ginn, the mayor of Central Huron Township, said he first heard of the shooting Saturday night through media reports.

“At that point in time, I hadn’t been notified at all by the police,” he said.

“Certainly I respect that they can’t release all the information, but I do think probably there could be improvements in the communication.”

Looking to calm the fears of his concerned residents, Ginn suggested residents keep their doors locked at all times as a precaution.

“With the limited information we had at the time, that was the best advice I could give them,” he said.

Monday morning, Ginn told CTV News that he planned to take his concerns to a meeting of Central Huron’s police services board that evening.

During the meeting, Ginn thanked the police for their work on the case.

"When we're in the middle of an investigation, I don't know that that's the time to raise those issues," he said after the meeting.

"Once this is all wrapped up and we can sit back and have an objective look at it, then that's the time for those questions to be asked."