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Suspect charged with criminal negligence in suspicious Blumenort death, Manitoba RCMP say

An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an officer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Charges have been laid in connection with a suspicious death at a home in the Blumenort area.

Manitoba RCMP said Cory Jay Davis, 43, has been arrested and charged with criminal negligence causing death with a firearm, as well as a number of other firearms-related offences.

Officers from the Steinbach detachment were initially called to the residence on Tuesday around 7:45 p.m., where they found the victim, 27, dead at the scene.

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Davis is in custody and will appear in a Winnipeg courtroom Friday.

RCMP continue to investigate.

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