Police identify 27-year-old victim in weekend homicide

The Winnipeg Police Service has identified the victim of a homicide from over the weekend.

On Saturday at 6:15 p.m., police responded to a report of a man in the front yard of a home in the 600 block of Pritchard Avenue. The man was taken to hospital and died of his injuries.

The victim was identified by police as 27-year-old William George Sumner.

Police confirmed it was a homicide earlier Monday.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-785-TIPS (8477).

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  Police said they found William Sumner in the front yard of a Pritchard Avenue home Saturday. He was taken to hospital, where he later died. (Source: Candice Sumner)

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  William George Sumner is seen in this photo provided by his sister Candice.

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  Police responded to a report Saturday of a man in the front yard of a home in the 600 block of Pritchard Avenue.