August 1, 2008 (Portage La Prairie, MB)-The RCMP are aware of media reports that the victim of this tragic incident has been identified. The Winnipeg Major Crime Services Unit has been in touch with the family of the d deceased.
Out of respect for his family we will not be confirming the name of the deceased until after the post-mortem has been completed. The RCMP will then confer with the family as to how they would like to proceed in respect to the release of his name.
A post-mortem is scheduled for today (August 1, 2008) at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre.
In the meantime, the RCMP are mindful of the range of emotions being experienced by the family of the d eceased over the loss of their loved one in such a horrific incident. Our thoughts are with them.
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