Winnipeg Free Press
City has observed 43 homicides in 2020, one shy of last year s record By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020
It’s been another bloody year in Winnipeg.
After the city logged a record 44 homicides in 2019, it faces another grim death toll in 2020, amid a global pandemic and government-mandated lockdowns.
As of Wednesday morning, there had been 43 slayings in Winnipeg this year.
The first came Jan. 10, when Reagan Danielle Gross, 49, was killed on the 100 block of Hindley Avenue. The cause of death was not released.
Two days later, Yassin Abdu Ahmed, 20, was shot to death on the 100 block of Garry Street.
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The Winnipeg Police Service is asking the public for their assistance following the death of a man in his 30s.
On Christmas Eve, a man in his 30s was found in the 500 Block of Furby at 5:40 p.m. suffering from serious injuries. He was transported to the hospital by emergency crews in critical condition where he was pronounced deceased. The victim s name, Lloyd William Chubb, is being shared with the public.
The Homicide Unit is investigating Chubb s death. Those with information are asked to call 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
Investigators with the Winnipeg Police Service is spending the holiday season investigating homicide, something not uncommon in the city.
Police identify Winnipeg s Christmas Eve homicide victim
A man who died Christmas Eve after being found badly beaten in Winnipeg s West End has been identified as Lloyd William Chubb.
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Posted: Dec 29, 2020 11:19 AM CT | Last Updated: December 29, 2020
Lloyd William Chubb was found injured inside a suite at this Furby Street apartment building. (Bartley Kives/CBC)
A man who died Christmas Eve after being found badly beaten in Winnipeg s West End has been identified as Lloyd William Chubb.
Emergency crews were called to an apartment building on Furby Street, off Sargent Avenue, around 5:40 p.m. and found Chubb, 35, in critical condition.
WINNIPEG Winnipeg police have identified the victim of a homicide on Christmas Eve. On Tuesday Winnipeg police confirmed Lloyd William Chubb was the man who died on Dec. 24, after being found injured in home in the city s Spence Neighbourhood. As CTV News previously reported, a man in his 30s was found at a home in the 500 block of Furby Street near Ellice Avenue. He was taken to hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead. This is the 42nd homicide reported by Winnipeg police in 2020. However, the death of Gerhard Reimer-Wiebe, which is being investigated as a homicide by RCMP, is believed to have occurred within the city of Winnipeg.