Winnipeg man facing murder charge in Cross Lake shooting that prompted lockdown
Posted August 6, 2026 3:12 pm.
Last Updated August 6, 2026 3:17 pm.
A Winnipeg man has been charged with murder in a shooting that triggered a lockdown in a northern Manitoba community on Friday.
Mounties say the 22-year-old was arrested Wednesday afternoon, five days after a 42-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound on Pimicikamak Cree Nation.
Cross Lake RCMP were notified around 9:30 p.m. Friday by First Nation Safety Officers about a seriously injured individual.
“Officers attended the scene immediately and discovered two males, one with a gunshot wound,” authorities said in a news release. He was pronounced dead on scene.
Residents of the First Nation were asked to stay indoors while police searched for a suspect.
Brennan Rudolph was arrested and has been charged with second-degree murder. The allegation against him has not been tested in court.
The investigation is ongoing.
Pimicikamak Cree Nation, or Cross Lake, is about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
