A 32-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder after the body of a 57-year-old man was found in a burnt-out vehicle just north of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway yard in Winnipeg.
2nd-degree murder charges laid against 32-year-old man
CBC News · Posted: Mar 19, 2026 11:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago
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A Winnipeg police cruiser is seen in a file photo. A man is charged and police are still investigating after a man’s body was found in a burned vehicle on March 13. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)
A 32-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder after the body of a 57-year-old man was found in a burnt-out vehicle just north of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway yard in Winnipeg.
Around 2 p.m. on March 13, police recovered a vehicle on Jarvis Avenue, between McKenzie and McGregor streets, that they believe was intentionally burned, a news release said on Thursday morning.
Investigators found the remains a man inside, later identified as Vincent Morrissette.
Fabian Gerald Michelle was arrested Sunday and charged on Monday.
Police believe the men got into a fight a few blocks away on Salter Street, near Pritchard Avenue, before the fire was set.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to contact the homicide unit at 204-986-6508.
Anonymous tips can also be called in to Crime Stoppers 204-786-8477 or submitted online.
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