Posted on 07/18/2016, 1:04 pm, by mySteinbach

On July 8, 2016, at approximately 7:45pm, the Dakota Ojibway Police Service received a report of an injured male at a residence in Birdtail Sioux First Nation.

Officers from the Dakota Ojibway Police Service and paramedics attended the residence and located an unresponsive adult male with serious injuries. The 59-year-old male from Birdtail Sioux First Nation was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The same evening, the Manitoba RCMP Serious Crime Unit was contacted for assistance and is currently leading the investigation.

Investigators have arrested and charged two persons in connection with this homicide. RCMP report that 32-year-old Steven Lee Gregory and 48-year-old Lisa Phyllis Bunn, both from Birdtail Sioux First Nation, have been charged with manslaughter.