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31-year-old wanted in death of Peguis First Nation man: Winnipeg police

A manslaughter warrant has been issued for a 31-year-old manin the killing of aPeguis First Nation man, who died after he was found in critical condition in the city's North Endlast month.

Police are looking for Karl Earl Settee after Shawn Douglas Thomas, 33, was found dead in Winnipeg last month

Mug shot of a young Indigenous man.
On Thursday, Winnipeg police said a manslaughter warrant had been issued for 31-year-old Karl Earl Settee. He has been identified as a suspect in the Oct. 18 killing of Shawn Douglas Thomas, 33, who is from Peguis First Nation but was living in Winnipeg at the time of his death. (Winnipeg Police Service)

A manslaughter warrant has been issued for a 31-year-old man in the killing of a Peguis First Nation man, who died after he was found in critical condition in the city's North End last month.

Police are asking for help to findKarl Earl Settee, who they say is a suspect in the killingofShawn Douglas Thomas, 33, who is from Peguis but wasliving in Winnipeg at the time of his death.

He was found just after 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 by Winnipeg police officers responding to a call aboutan unresponsive man on College Avenue, off Sinclair Street.

He was taken to hospital andlater pronounced dead, police previously said.

In an update Thursday, they said Settee is now wanted in connection withThomas's death.

The public is askedto not approach Settee if he's spotted, but instead to contact police at 204-986-6508.

Anonymous tips can also be called in to Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477orsubmitted online.