‘It’s Going to Take Awhile:’ Manitoba Town Still on Edge, Searching for Answers

‘It’s Going to Take Awhile:’ Manitoba Town Still on Edge, Searching for Answers
RCMP search an area near Gillam, MB in this photo posted to their Twitter page on July 30, 2019. Twitter, Manitoba RCMP, The Canadian Press
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GILLAM, MB—People in a northern Manitoba town are grappling with questions about how a massive manhunt for two murder suspects from British Columbia ended in the unforgiving terrain near their community.

“Did they run here because they didn’t look at a map and made the wrong turn? Or did they come here on purpose?” Gillam Deputy Mayor John McDonald said Thursday.