Winnipeg homicide investigators probe death of Saskatchewan First Nation man

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 31, 2025 12:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

The Winnipeg Police Service's homicide portion is investigating aft the assemblage of a antheral primitively from a confederate Saskatchewan First Nation was recovered connected Friday successful Winnipeg's Daniel McIntyre area.

The assemblage of Bronson Emery Dale Kequahtooway, 30, from Zagime Anishinabek First Nation, astir 150 kilometres eastbound of Regina, was recovered successful a backmost lane off Wellington Avenue, betwixt Home and Arlington streets, connected Friday conscionable earlier 10 a.m., constabulary said successful a quality merchandise connected Monday.

Kequahtooway had been living successful Winnipeg, constabulary said.

Officers were called to the country for a study of "suspicious circumstances" and located the antheral who was pronounced deceased astatine the scene. 

Two residents successful the neighbourhood, including 1 who called 911, told CBC they saw what they judge was a man's assemblage successful a garbage bin connected Friday morning.

A agelong of the back lane, wherever a fistful of garbage and recycling bins were lined up down constabulary tape, remained cordoned disconnected by constabulary into the afternoon.

Police are investigating the incidental arsenic a homicide and person notified the victim's family, the merchandise said. 

Anyone with accusation regarding the incidental is asked to interaction the homicide portion astatine 204-986-6508 oregon anonymously astatine Crime Stoppers 204-786-TIPS oregon winnipegcrimestoppers.org.