UPDATE – RCMP lay charges in homicide

September 20, 2021
Grand Rapids, Manitoba

News release

On September 19, 2021, RCMP Major Crime Services investigators charged a 17-year-old male from Grand Rapids with Second Degree Murder in the homicide of a 16-year-old male on September 16, 2021.

The suspect remains in custody and is to appear in The Pas Provincial Court on September 20, 2021.

The investigation continues.


On September 16, 2021, at approximately 8:00 pm, Grand Rapids RCMP received a report of an unresponsive male with serious injuries at a residence in the community. The 16-year-old male victim was transported to the Nursing Station, where he was pronounced deceased.

This matter is being investigated as a homicide. RCMP Major Crime Services investigators are now in the community and are leading the investigation.

The RCMP Emergency Response Team, RCMP Police Dog Services, and RCMP Forensic Identification Section are assisting with the ongoing investigation.

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Contact information

Tara Seel, Media Relations Officer
RCMP Media Relations
204-983-8497

www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/mb
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