Posted on 03/04/2014, 10:02 am, by mySteinbach

On March 1, 2014, shortly after 3am, Cross Lake RCMP, along with local emergency services, responded to a report of an stabbing. A 26-year-old male victim of Pimicikamak Cree Nation was transported to the nursing station where he was pronounced deceased.

RCMP report that a 30-year-old male of Pimicikamak Cree Nation was arrested at the scene and has been charged with Manslaughter.

Police say that the victim and the accused are known to each other. RCMP officers from the Cross Lake Detachment assisted by the RCMP Serious Crime Unit, the RCMP Forensic Identification Section continue to investigate this incident.