Another arrest made in Portage la Prairie double homicide of man and woman

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 07, 2025 10:32 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

A 2nd antheral has been charged with 2 counts of second-degree execution successful the December deaths of a antheral and pistillate in Portage la Prairie.

Jeremy Whincup, 54, was arrested and charged on March 5. Preston Whitford, 30, was arrested and charged successful January with the aforesaid offences.

Both men are from Portage la Prairie, astir 80 kilometres westbound of Winnipeg.

Police are inactive searching for the weapon oregon guns that were used, RCMP said successful a quality merchandise connected Friday. It's the archetypal clip constabulary person said the homicides, which they accidental were targeted, progressive guns.

A 42-year-old antheral and 37-year-old woman, who were successful a relationship, were found dead wrong a location connected Oak Bay connected Dec. 1.

Mounties antecedently said 2 radical visited that location and sped disconnected successful a maroon SUV a fewer hours before the victims were recovered dead.

The 2 victims were not identified to the nationalist by police, but the household of the woman identified her arsenic Emily Smoke.

RCMP previously said the 42-year-old antheral was progressive successful the cause commercialized and had a transgression history, but told CBC News successful January that they cannot link the killings to the cause commercialized astatine this time.

CBC News is not identifying the antheral astatine this time.

Anyone with information that whitethorn beryllium utile successful the betterment of the guns is urged to telephone the Manitoba large transgression services extremity enactment astatine 431-489-8106.

Anonymous tips tin besides beryllium called successful to Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-8477 or submitted online.