Suspect sought for Wolseley homicide

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A 27-year-old Winnipeg man is wanted for second-degree murder in the death of a man police believe he had just met.

Police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant Friday for Issa Musa in the death of 44-year-old Wendell John Boulanger.

Boulanger was found seriously hurt in a home on the 500 block of Craig Street Thursday afternoon. He later died.

About 24 hours after the assault, the Winnipeg Police Service announced homicide investigators were looking for Musa. He’s described as a Black man with a medium build, about 5-10 and 162 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and tattoos on both forearms.

Police are warning the public not to approach him, but to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 if they have any information on his whereabouts.

Police spokesman Const. Jay Murray said the investigation is still in the early stages and police can’t release more details about what happened, especially while the suspect is at large.

“We do not believe the two men knew each other directly – rather, they were recently introduced to each other through another person,” Murray wrote in an email to the Free Press.

In social media posts expressing grief, sadness and shock, Boulanger’s friends and relatives identified him as a father with a big family.

His death is the second homicide in the city this month.