RCMP say three children, two women dead in Manitoba, suspect in custody

“I want to express my condolences to the families and friends who have lost a loved one today,” Arseneault said. “As a parent, I simply cannot imagine the enormity of your loss. Please know that the RCMP and everyone in Manitoba stands with you.

“The community of Carman and surrounding areas will also be grieving as they have lost some of their youngest residents in such a tragic way.”

Arseneault said the five dead were found at three separate scenes.

Police located the first at 7:30 a.m., when they were called to a reported hit-and-run on Highway 3, about six kilometres south of Carman. The body of a woman was found in a ditch near the side of the road, Arseneault said.

The next call came in to RCMP at around 10 a.m. about a vehicle on fire some 70 kilometres to the north in the Rural Municipality of Cartier.

“As officers were going to the scene, a witness was able to pull three young children from a burning vehicle,” Arseneault said. “Tragically all three children were declared deceased at the scene.”

Arseneault said the suspect was arrested at the site of the blaze.

He said further investigation then led officers to a home in Carman, where they found the body of another woman inside a home.

Arseneault said it’s too early to determine what transpired between the dead and the suspect.

“We have teams and teams of investigators who are out there right now working on this and trying to get an understanding of what happened (and) why it happened.”

He did not provide the ages of any of the dead or describe the relationship between them and the suspect.

An RCMP spokesperson said police plan to release more information later in the week.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2024.

by Canadian Press

RCMP say three children, two women dead in Manitoba, suspect in custody

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