Suspect charged after body found in Winnipeg North End home

Police vehicles outside a home in Winnipeg's North End on April 8, 2022. (Credit: CityNews/Steve Anderson)

Posted April 9, 2022 12:16 pm.

Last Updated April 10, 2022 12:23 pm.

A 29-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the discovery of a body inside a home in Winnipeg’s North End Friday evening.

Police are investigating it as a homicide.

The Winnipeg Police Service says it was responding to a report of an individual armed with weapons on Magnus Avenue near William Whyte school around 6:17 p.m.

Police arrived on location to find the male suspect outside a residence. They took him into custody.

A search of the home revealed the dead body of an adult man. He was later identified as 31-year-old Franklin Aaron Tobacco of Winnipeg.

The suspect remains in custody.

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