Manitoba RCMP investigates man’s death on Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Police are hoping to speak with two people who helped a man from  Opaskwayak Cree Nation get medical help in the hours before he died.

Emergency crews and police were called to the report of an unresponsive man at a home in the community around 11 p.m. Saturday.

A 37-year-old man was rushed to hospital, where he later died.

Police haven’t said how the man was injured but say his death is being investigated as a homicide, pending the results of an autopsy.

Investigators are looking to speak to two people who stopped to help the man get medical attention around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

The Manitoba First Nations Police Service is investigating, along with RCMP.

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Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 204-623-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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