A 22-year-old man accused in two unrelated homicides has been arrested and charged.
Thunder Lightning Fontaine, 22, of Winnipeg — already wanted for the killing of Anthony Sinclair on Dec. 9 — was accused in the homicide of Angus John Maple, 40, who was shot Nov. 24 in an apartment on the 300 block of Mountain Avenue.
WPS HANDOUT Thunder Lightning Fontaine, 22, is now charged in two separate homicides.
On Tuesday, around 1:30 a.m., Fontaine was arrested near the 500 block of Stella Avenue after a short foot chase, police said. Tim Lecoy Maple, 33 was also arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Angus Maple.
Fontaine is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Maple, second-degree murder in the killing of Sinclair and firearms offences.