Manitoba

2 charged with 2nd-degree murder after man found dead in house on Manitoba First Nation

Two people have been charged in connection to the death of a 54-year-old man on Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation last week.

Woman also injured, sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

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RCMP were called just after 12 a.m. Friday about an unresponsive man at a residence on Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation. He was declared dead at the scene. (Shannon VanRaes/Reuters)

Two people have been charged in connection to the death of a 54-year-old man on Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation last week.

Trevor Wyatt Gabriel Bone, 29, and Dakota Daniel William Bone, 21, are each charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault, RCMP said in a news release.

The victim's name has not been released by police.

Officers were called just after 12 a.m. Friday about an unresponsive man at a residence on the First Nation, located near Elphinstone, south of Riding Mountain National Park.

The man was declared dead at the scene.

During their investigation, police learned a 24-year-old woman was also injured in the incident and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.