Police have identified the victim of a homicide that occurred in the Central Park neighborhood of Winnipeg last week and are asking for help from the public to identify people interested in his death.
A woman, who according to police has been identified as Doris Lydia Trout, 25, was found dead in the common area of an apartment complex on Kennedy Street, near Sargent Avenue, Thursday morning. police said in a press release on Tuesday.
Prior to her death, Trout had been missing since April 12.
Police are asking the public to help identify this woman who is interested in the murder of Doris Trout. (Sent by Winnipeg Police)
Trout’s death is believed to have been a homicide, and the Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation.
Officers are asking for help from the public to identify two women who appear in the security camera footage. They are considered people of interest, and police are looking for information about their travels before and after the homicide.
Anyone with information that can help investigators is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
Winnipeg police are trying to identify the woman. He is considered a person interested in the murder of Doris Trout. (Sent by Winnipeg Police)
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee shared his condolences with Trout’s loved ones and the home community of God’s Lake First Nation.
“Our women are sacred. They should be treated with respect and dignity,” she said in a statement.
“The homicide of a second young Indigenous woman in one week is a great loss and concern for our community. I am deeply concerned that we are witnessing an increase in deadly violence affecting First Nations women in the city of Winnipeg “.
Doris Trout, 25, was found dead Thursday in the common area of an apartment building in Winnipeg. (Submitted by MKO)
Heidi Spence, director of MKO’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Liaison Unit, said the loss and violence are not acceptable.
“I am deeply concerned about the high rate of violence against our women, girls and members of the 2SLGBTQQIA + community,” Spence said in a statement. “We all have a responsibility to act and end gender-based violence.”
MKO is helping to organize a trout vigil. It takes place Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at 444 Kennedy St. of Winnipeg.
The MKO MMIWG liaison unit provides support to survivors of the violence, as well as families and communities. These services are available at 1-800-442-0488 or 204-677-1648.