A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg, on September 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)
A 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a body was discovered inside a burned vehicle in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg police say officers recovered the vehicle in the 600 block of Jarvis Avenue on March 13, where investigators found the remains of a deceased man.
The victim has been identified as 57-year-old Vincent Morrissette.
Police say a physical altercation occurred between two men in the 200 block of Salter Street prior to the vehicle fire.
Fabian Gerald Michelle, 32, was arrested in the same area on March 15. He had been charged with second-degree murder and remains in custody.
The investigation is ongoing, and police are asking anyone with information to contact the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (204) 786-TIPS.
