Manitoba RCMP investigating triple murder-suicide in McCreary-Winnipeg
Four people have died in an apparent murder-suicide in McCreary, Man., 250 km northwest of Winnipeg.
RCMP Staff Sergeant Richard Sherring said a 41-year-old man was found dead on Highway 84 West in the rural municipality of McCreary around 10:10 a.m. Friday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police then received another call to check on the welfare of a 37-year-old woman in connection with the death, but she was not at home.
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While searching for her, they found three deceased adults, including a 66-year-old woman and two men aged 35 and 65. Their deaths are being investigated as homicides.
“The RCMP can confirm that all individuals involved are known to each other and that the incidents are linked. Police are not looking for any other suspects,” Sherring said.
The woman police were initially looking for has been found safe and sound.
As the investigation is in its early stages, no further details are being released at this time.
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