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Charges Laid in Homicide on Wasagamack First Nation

May 11, 2022 2:24 PM | News


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The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Manitoba RCMP have charged a man following a homicide on Wasagamack First Nation.

Police were called to a residence in the community just before 10 p.m. on Monday, where they located a 27-year-old man deceased. Officers also located a 33-year-old woman from Garden Hill First Nation, who was suffering from a stab wound. She was treated at the local nursing station and released.

Jon Hastings, 30, of Wasagamack First Nation was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. He remains in custody.

Island Lake RCMP continue to investigate.


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