Portage la Prairie RCMP investigate double homicide, believe murders targeted

RCMP in Portage la Prairie, Man., say they’re now investigating a double homicide after the discovery of two dead bodies Sunday night.

Officers were called to a home on Oak Bay in the Manitoba city around 10:30 p.m., where a 42-year-old man and 37-year-old woman were found dead.

RCMP said the victims were in a relationship, that they believe the murders were targeted, and that there’s no danger to the public.

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Police continue to investigate with the help of the RCMP’s major crime and forensic identification services.

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