A murder charge has been laid after a Manitoba man was found dead near an enflamed car in a self-storage compound.
The body of the 52-year-old man from Carman was found near a burning vehicle in the storage facility in the community on Monday at around 1:15 a.m. An autopsy determined he died as a result of a homicide, according to a news release from Manitoba RCMP.
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Mounties arrested two people in relation to the investigation on Wednesday, but only laid charges against 44-year-old Gordon Blaine McTaggart from Killarney, the release said.
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The man was charged with second-degree murder on Thursday. A 36-year-old woman was released without charges “as it was determined she had no involvement in this homicide,” police said.
The RCMP Major Crime Services unit will continue to investigate.
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