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Investigators Identify Victim in Fatal Furby Street Fire

Winnipeg Police Service homicide detectives have identified the male victim found inside a residence during a fire on Furby Street on June 17, 2023.

Video from fatal Furby Street Fire on June 17, 2023 (News4.ca)

The victim was transported to hospital in critical condition but later died from his injuries.

An autopsy was performed and his death is being treated as a homicide.

Investigators on scene of fatal Furby Street Fire on Sunday June 18, 2023 (Submitted | Vivian Ketchum)

Police say the victim is 33-year-old Johnathan Joseph Tait of Winnipeg.

Anyone with information regarding the incident or events leading up to it is asked to contact the WPS Homicide Unit at (204) 986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at (204) 786-8477.

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