Man found in burned-out vehicle on Jarvis Avenue a homicide victim: police

A man found dead in a burned-out vehicle on Jarvis Avenue adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railyard last week was the victim of a homicide, Winnipeg police say.

Officers were called to the 600 block of Jarvis just before 2 p.m. last Friday about the vehicle, which appeared to have been intentionally set on fire.

Investigators found a dead man inside the vehicle and identified him as Vincent Morrissette, 57.

Homicide detectives took over and have determined that Morrissette got into an altercation with another man on the 200 block of Salter Street, prior to the arson of the vehicle.

Detectives arrested their suspect, 32-year-old Fabian Gerald Michelle, on Salter Street on Sunday and charged him with second-degree murder on Monday. He’s been held in custody.

Police are still probing the slaying and have asked anyone with information to call homicide detectives at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-TIPS.