Winnipeg Police Service announced on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, that over the past week Investigators from The Child Abuse Unit have been investigating the death of a 3-month-old baby.
The severely injured child was taken to hospital in critical condition on July 28, 2020, but later died from the injuries that were inflicted on them.
Police say that the lone suspect in the case, an adult male, was found dead at a residence in the Silver Heights neighbourhood on Friday, July 31, 2020.
Investigators say that they do not suspect any foul play in the death of the suspect.
Police have not released the type of injuries the child sustained or the relationship between the suspect and the child.
The death of the child marks the 25th homicide in Winnipeg this year.
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