UPDATE: Shawn Spence has been arrested. The RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance.
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The RCMP Major Crime Unit have identified a suspect in relation to the homicide that occurred on June 6, 2023, in Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation.
On June 7, 2023, a warrant of arrest was obtained for 26-year-old Shawn Owen Spence, of Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation. He is wanted for:
-First Degree Murder
-Possession of a Firearm While Prohibited
-Possession of a Firearm knowing its Possession is Unauthorized.
RCMP are currently in the area actively looking for him, but he remains at large.
Shawn Spence is considered armed and dangerous. Do not approach and call police immediately if seen. He resides on Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation and is known to frequent Ebb and Flow First Nation.
He is 6’3″, 180 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of the Pittsburgh Penguins logo on the left side of his neck.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Sandy Bay Detachment at 204-843-7701, or their local police.