RCMP Arrest Suspect After 3 Children, 2 Women Found Dead

RCMP Inspector Tim Arseneault speaks to the media about an ongoing investigation into the death of five people in Winnipeg on Feb. 11, 2024. The Canadian Press/David Lipnowski

WINNIPEG—Police extended condolences to residents of a small Manitoba town on Feb. 11 as they launched a probe to determine how three children and two women died in separate but connected circumstances.

RCMP Insp. Tim Arseneault provided few details at a hastily called news conference but said police believe all five of the dead and a suspect were known to each other.