Sherburn Street suspicious death being treated as a homicide

August 2, 2022

The Sherburn Street suspicious death News 4 first told you about over the weekend is being investigated as a homicide.

Forensics officers process the scene of a suspicious death on Sherburn Street on July 29, 2022
(Robb Mitchell | News 4)

Suspicious death under investigation

A Forensics Unit officer searches the front porch of a home where a deceased male was found
(News 4)

Officers were called to a home in the 700 block near Ellice Avenue around 4:30 pm on Friday, July 29, 2022, for the report of a deceased male.

Police spent Friday night and most of Saturday gathering evidence at the residence. An autopsy on the victim was performed on Sunday, according to the WPS duty office.

Detectives talk to other officers at the scene of a suspicious death on Friday, July 29, 2022
(Robb Mitchell | News 4)

Investigators have identified the victim as 74-year-old James Monaghan.

Police say that there are suspicious circumstances that surround the incident and ask anyone with information to contact detectives at (204) 986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at (204) 786-8477.