Early Saturday morning (August 12) at approximately 12:35 am, Morris RCMP, along with officers from Emerson and St-Pierre-Jolys, responded to a residence in the RM of Morris, on a report that a 32-year-old male had shot a 65-year-old female and wounded a 59-year-old male. 

It was also reported that the 32-year-old male had shot himself. 

Officers attended the scene and located the 32-year-old male and the 65-year-old female deceased in the residence. 

The 59-year-old male was treated on scene for non-life-threatening injuries. 

There is a familial connection between all three individuals involved.

RCMP are not searching for any other suspects.  

Morris RCMP, along with Major Crime Services and RCMP Forensic Identification Services, continue to investigate. 

 

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