Manitoba RCMP arrest suspect in Waywayseecappo homicide

Manitoba RCMP have arrested a suspect in a weekend homicide at Waywayseecappo First Nation.

Officers from the Manitoba First Nation Police Service (MFNPS) were called to the scene on Sunday, where they found a 23-year-old shooting victim. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

RCMP took over the investigation and identified a suspect who was seen leaving the scene after the shooting took place. Police later found his vehicle, a red SUV, abandoned outside the community.

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Ferlin Bone, 32, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Police say the shooting was likely targeted, as the suspect and victim knew each other.

Anyone with information is asked to call MFNPS at 204-859-5070 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

0:34 Back-to-back, unrelated homicides at northern Manitoba First Nation: RCMP