Police initially released images of the man on September 6, detailing where he had been located, in the hope of connecting with loved ones and identifying him. In a press conference on Thursday morning, public information officer Const. Jay Murray said police and the county coroner’s office have now exhausted all inquiries and have been unable to locate the deceased. “That’s somebody’s loved one … he’s probably missed,” said Const. Murray said. In a Sept. 6 news release, police said emergency services responded to reports of a man in medical condition at the McDonald’s restaurant at 1168 Main St. around 1:25 am on the 5th of August. He was taken to hospital in critical condition. WATCHES | Police are asking for help to identify the young man who died:
Winnipeg police are asking for help identifying a young man who has died
After weeks of searching for clues, police say they haven’t been able to find anyone who knew him. “Nine days ago, when we released this information, we knew the man had passed away, but we made a decision out of respect for the family in the hope that we would be able to sit down and talk to them and let them know that the loved one he had passed away from them,” he said. His death is not believed to be a homicide and is not being investigated as a criminal matter. Detectives attempted to identify the deceased through fingerprints, missing persons reports and sharing information with community groups, Children and Family Services and law enforcement agencies, to no avail. “The fact that his fingerprints are not in any local or national database means that he is likely unknown to any police agency in the country, which is an important point,” Murray said.
He was unresponsive when police arrived
Investigators determined the deceased boarded a Winnipeg bus (Route 15) in the area of McPhillips Street and Mountain Avenue around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 5 and got off the bus about 10 minutes later at the corner of Mountain Avenue and Main Street. He walked to a nearby McDonald’s and around 1:22 a.m. police received a call from a passerby who was concerned for the welfare of the deceased. He was unresponsive when police and emergency services arrived, so they were never able to contact him before he died in hospital. Winnipeg police are asking the public to help identify a young man who was in medical trouble in early August and later died. He had no personal items on him at the time, but was wearing Nike Air Jordans (pictured above). (Winnipeg Police) The deceased was six feet tall and weighed 160 pounds. He had no tattoos, piercings or distinctive dental features and had no personal items on him, according to police. He was wearing a pair of size 11 Nike Air Jordan men’s shoes that were black with red and purple accents. “It’s incredibly important to us that this male is identified and that their loved ones are notified so they can attend a proper burial,” Murray said. Police are asking the public to contact the major crimes unit at 204-986-6219 if they have any information about the deceased or if they remember seeing him on the evening of August 5th in Winnipeg. The public is also encouraged to share their information with people who live out of town.
