Man dead following standoff

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A 45-year-old man was found dead inside his home east of Anola on Saturday morning, several hours after police closed a section of Highway 15 on Friday night.

Police emergency response team units could be seen leaving the City of Winnipeg and driving into the RM of Springfield around 9:15 p.m.

Police said in a release on Saturday afternoon that a report had been received of a man with firearms uttering threats to his family and police. The man was alone inside his home at the time, police said.

GRANT BURR | THE CARILLON
RCMP police units gather on Airport Road, east of Anola, around midnight on Friday in response to a nearby report of a man uttering threats. A 45-year-old man was later found dead in his home, following a long standoff with police.
GRANT BURR | THE CARILLON RCMP police units gather on Airport Road, east of Anola, around midnight on Friday in response to a nearby report of a man uttering threats. A 45-year-old man was later found dead in his home, following a long standoff with police.

Oakbank RCMP along with the RCMP Emergency Response Team secured the area surrounding the home. The incident closed a short portion of Highway 15 for several hours from late Friday night to mid-morning on Saturday between Marsh Road and Queens Valley Road, just west of the highway’s intersection with Provincial Road 302.

Officers on scene at the road closure around midnight told The Carillon the incident remained a “fluid situation.”

Police said in the release they were able to enter the home on Saturday, where the man was found dead. The cause of death was not identified.

The investigation has been turned over to the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba, which investigates all incidents involving police in which a death occurs.

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