Two Winnipeg men have now been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the city's first homicide of 2019, police said Saturday.

Adam Travis Martin was found with gunshot wounds outside a house on Nairn Avenue at around 6 a.m. New Year's Day.

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Adam Travis Martin, 31, died of a gun shot wound on New Years Day in Winnipeg. His death was the first homicide of 2019 in the city.

Adam Travis Martin

Adam Travis Martin, 31, died of a gunshot wound on New Year's Day in Winnipeg. His death was the first homicide of 2019 in the city.

The 31-year-old man from Gillam, Man., died later in hospital.

An 18-year-old man was arrested in the area on Thursday, while&nbsp;a second man, a 22-year-old, was arrested on Friday after he was located on Kent Road.

Winnipeg police say Martin&nbsp;had been socializing at a home on Nairn&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;when he got into an altercation with two people&nbsp;at the house&nbsp;and&nbsp;was shot.

The 18-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and two counts of failure to comply with conditions of a recognizance.

The 22-year-old has also been charged with second-degree murder, along with firearms and weapon charges.

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Tom Crossman

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Cheryl Zubrack - Michelle Zubrack

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2 men charged in Winnipeg's 1st homicide of 2019

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