Manslaughter charge laid in fatal Saint James assault: police

Jul 02, 2024
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Flashing lights on a police car are shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Matt Rourke Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Police car flashing lights — Flashing lights on a police car are shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Matt Rourke Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a 43-year-old man’s death on Monday in Winnipeg’s Saint James neighbourhood.

Winnipeg police say Eugene Rob Ryan Little was physically assaulted when a verbal dispute escalated.

Police say officers arrived at King Edward Street near Ellice Avenue around 12:15 a.m. to find Little with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he died of his injuries.

Officers arrested a man “in the vicinity,” according to WPS. They say the suspect and victim knew each other.

Dion Tyson Jamie Wood was charged and detained in custody.

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