RCMP are currently investigating a recent homicide that occurred at the Stony Mountain Institution, a federal multi-security facility located in Stony Mountain, Manitoba.

Police say that on January 7, 2018, at 9pm, Stonewall RCMP received a report of an altercation at the Stony Mountain Institution involving numerous inmates. Officers were advised that an inmate was transported to the hospital in serious condition.

RCMP report that the 42-year-old male inmate later died as a result of his injuries. Two other male inmates, a 30-year-old and 21-year-old, suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Officers from the Stonewall RCMP Detachment along with the Winnipeg Major Crime Unit continue to investigate.