John Paul Ostamas of Eabametoong First Nation charged with murder in Winnipeg homeless homicides

Police have charged a man from Eabametoong First Nation with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two homeless men over the weekend in Winnipeg.

The suspect, identified by police as 39-year-old John Paul Ostamas, was also charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man who was assaulted in a bus shelter in Winnipeg in early April. The victim later died in hospital.

The double homicide happened on Saturday in Winnipeg's downtown area.

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