Death in Main Street hotel room now a homicide; victim identified
A Winnipeg police cruiser is seen parked on Main Street on March 10, 2023. Winnipeg police are investigating a man's death at the Manwin Hotel on Main Street on March 9, 2023 as suspicious. (Image source: Glenn Pismenny/CTV News Winnipeg)
Winnipeg police are now treating the suspicious death of a 33-year-old man in a Main Street hotel as a homicide.
On Wednesday, police identified the man found dead on March 9 as Treymaine Traverse of Winnipeg.
Traverse was found inside a suite at the Manwin Hotel at approximately 10:45 a.m. on March 9. Officers were called to the scene by Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, who were attending a medical call for service.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information on Traverse’s death is asked to call police at 204-986-6508.
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