Four charged with second-degree murder in February homicide: Winnipeg police

Police on scene of the Magnus Avenue homicide investigation on Feb. 26, 2025. (Ken Gabel/CTV News Winnipeg)

Four people have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a February homicide in Winnipeg.

Between July 7 and July 16, the Winnipeg Police Service arrested four people for the murder of Matthew Robert Pelletier. Derek Donald Franklin, 43; Charlie Bronson Keeper, 37; Eric Jade Wirfel, 40; and Clinton William Wirfel, 40, are facing charges, which have not been proven in court.

The arrests come nearly five months since the investigation began.

On February 25, police were called to a home in the 500 block of Magnus where they found Pelletier’s body.

Anyone with information on the homicide is asked to call police at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.