Police investigating suspicious death along bank of Red River
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The homicide unit has taken over the investigation after a body was found Tuesday near the eastern end of Selkirk Avenue by Michaelle Jean Park, Winnipeg police said Thursday.
Police were alerted to the body of a deceased male in the 100 block of Selkirk Avenue at about 11 a.m. Officers were still on scene Wednesday afternoon, with crime scene tape blocking parts of the west bank of the Red River and an adjoining footpath. A tent on the west band which had household items near it and appeared to have been used as a dwelling was surrounded by yellow tape.
Police said in a release that the death is considered suspicious.
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