Boy, 16, dead after assault in Marcel Colomb First Nation, RCMP say
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the death of another teen in a northwestern Manitoba First Nation on Friday.
16-year-old boy arrested in northern Manitoba community east of Lynn Lake on Friday: RCMP
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the death of another teen in a northwestern Manitoba First Nation on Friday.
Lynn Lake RCMP responded to reports of an assault in progress outside a home around 1:55 a.m. in Marcel Colomb First Nation, near Lynn Lake, about 800 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
Officers who went to the home found a 16-year-old boy who was pronounced dead outside the residence, police said in a news release Friday.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested and remains in police custody.
No charges have been laid so far. Lynn Lake RCMP continue to investigate.
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