Deaths of man, woman in Winnipeg ruled murder-suicide: police

Winnipeg police believe an incident on Sherburn Street Monday that left two dead was a murder-suicide.

WINNIPEG — Homicide detectives say they have deemed the deaths of a man and a woman in Winnipeg as a murder-suicide.

Police responded Monday to a domestic call at a home west of the city’s downtown, where they found the pair in medical distress.

Officers administered emergency medical care until paramedics arrived and took the pair to hospital, where they later died.

Investigators have identified the woman as a 22-year-old from God’s Lake First Nation who had been living in Winnipeg.

The 27-year-old man was from Winnipeg.

Police have said there are no outstanding suspects and that there’s no danger to the public.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2025.

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