Winnipeg police looking into woman’s homicide

FILE - Winnipeg Police Service cruiser. (CityNews)

Posted June 24, 2024 1:19 pm.

Winnipeg police say a woman from Dauphin River First Nation has been killed.

WPS says around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a report of an injured woman along Balmoral Street.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman suffering from life-threatening injuries. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where she later died.

Police were able to identify the woman as 29-year-old Norma Jean Sumner. Sumner was a member of the Dauphin River First Nation, but had been living in Winnipeg.

WPS says an investigation is ongoing and if anyone has any information, contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.

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