Winnipeg homicide police investigating man’s death at Austin Street home

FILE - Winnipeg police cruiser. (CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted May 15, 2025 1:31 pm.

Winnipeg police are investigating the death of a 52-year-old man as a homicide.

The Winnipeg Police Service says Clinton Simard was found dead with upper-body injuries at a home on Austin Street Tuesday evening.

The homicide unit is investigating.

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