Man charged after body found near self-storage compound

A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder after a body was found inside a self-storage compound in Carman.

A 44-year-old man has been charged after a body was found near a self storage compound in Carman, Man., earlier in the week.

The investigation began around 1:15 a.m. on Monday when Mounties were called to a vehicle fire inside a self-storage compound on 2^nd Street Northeast in Carman.

When officers got to the scene, they found a burning vehicle and the body of a 52-year-old man.

Police investigated and confirmed via autopsy that the man was killed as the result of a homicide.

On Wednesday, officers arrested a 44-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman in connection to the incident. The male suspect was charged with second-degree murder and taken into custody. The female suspect was released without charges as it was determined she was not involved in the homicide.

The charge has not been proven in court.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call police at 204-745-6389 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The investigation continues.