Winnipeg police have confirmed Winnipeg’s 21st homicide of the year.
The death, originally treated by police as ‘suspicious’, was the result of a house fire in the 500 block of Manitoba Avenue on Saturday night.
A man was killed in the blaze, which investigators now believe was deliberately set.
Police identified the victim Wednesday as Hubert Wilson McKay, 63.
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Anyone with information that might help detectives is asked to call police at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
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