Police lay charges in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation homicide

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

By The Canadian Press

Posted August 8, 2023 10:24 am.

Last Updated August 8, 2023 4:47 pm.

A 41-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have been charged following a homicide in western Manitoba.

RCMP say they were called to Sioux Valley Dakota Nation on Saturday evening after receiving a report that someone had been shot.

They say officers located a 21-year-old man from the community, and he succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

The 41-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder as well as weapons offences, while the teen faces weapons offences.

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