57-year-old man's death in Sapotaweyak Cree Nation was a homicide, RCMP believe
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in northern Manitoba after another man died in what RCMP are investigating as a homicide.
Mounties arrest 20-year-old the victim knew in connection with death
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in northern Manitoba after another man died in what RCMP are investigating as a homicide.
Swan River RCMP officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a report of an injured man in Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, about 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
Mounties, along with EMS, found a 57-year-old man with critical injuries who was pronounced dead at the scene, RCMP said in a news release Thursday.
The investigation into his death led to the arrest of a man, 20, at a nearby residence. Police said the men knew each other.
The 20-year-old remains in police custody.
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