Two murder suspects arrested – Winnipeg Free Press

A man wanted in connection with two murders six months apart was arrested last week with a loaded gun in his backpack, Winnipeg police said.

Winnipeg Police said Monday that 27-year-old Maxime Dale Garneau was arrested in the city on Thursday around 8:20 p.m. Officers found a loaded handgun hidden in his backpack, WPS said.

He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm, knowingly possessing an illegal firearm, altering the serial number of a firearm, violating a probation order and possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm. He was imprisoned in a temporary detention facility.

On March 28, police asked for the public's help in locating Garneau in connection with the second murder. WPS warned people not to contact Garneau, who is “considered dangerous”.

Edgar Allan Bear, 56, was found dead at 1246 Selkirk Ave. on March 18 around 4:40 p.m. Bear, a member of the Peguis First Nation, lived in Winnipeg.

On April 4, WPS notified Garneau that Garneau was wanted for second-degree murder last year in the killing of 25-year-old Daniel Raymond Harvey-Rodriquez.

Police were dispatched to the 200 block of College Avenue around 6:45 p.m. on September 10 and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died from his injuries.