Spree killer, 29, is arrested after Canadian police tie him to five dead bodies at three locations – including three children pulled from car on fire before they died

A killer was arrested after Canadian police tied him to five dead bodies found in three different locations.

The 29-year-old unidentified male suspect was taken into custody Sunday morning after Royal Canadian Mounted Police linked him to the deaths of three children and two women in Canada’s Manitoba province.

The first victim found on Sunday was a woman whose body was left in a ditch on the side of a road.

Three children were then found in a charred car on the side of a highway, where police arrested the suspect. The children were pulled from the car by a witness, but died from their injuries.

A woman was subsequently found in a home in Carman, a small town in Manitoba. Authorities believe all five unidentified victims knew each other and were from the Carman area.

“It’s kind of mind-numbing to think that something like this could happen in this community,” Brent Owen, the mayor of Carman, told me. CBC.

The first victim, a woman, was found around 7:30 a.m. Sunday in a ditch on the side of Highway 3 between Carman and Winkler.

Tim Arseneault of the Royal Candian Mounted Police major crime squad said on Sunday that the suspect had not been formally charged.

The first woman was found after police responded to a collision on Highway 3 between Carman and Winkler around 7:30 a.m. Her body was discovered in a ditch and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Around 10 a.m., police responded to a car fire on Highway 48 after a witness managed to pull three children from the charred car. All children were subsequently declared dead.

“As a parent, I simply cannot imagine the enormity of your loss,” Arseneault said.

“The community of Carman and surrounding areas will also mourn having lost some of their youngest residents in such a tragic way.”

Trent Lepine, a St. Eustache resident, told CBC he witnessed the burned car on the side of the road when he took his 10-year-old daughter to skating lessons around 9:20 a.m.

Lepine initially thought the car had broken down, but when he was on his way back about an hour later, he saw the road was blocked with police cars and ambulances.

“I didn’t stop because, yes, I had my daughter with me. But like I said, we see broken down vehicles all the time,” Lepine said. ‘People always get out of the way.’

He added that when he initially drove past the vehicle, it was not on fire and he believed it was abandoned.

“It’s shocking, especially in a small town like this,” Lepine said.

As the investigation continued, another woman was found dead in a home in Carman. It is unclear how each victim died or when they died.

Three children were found in a charred car on Highway 48 around 10 a.m. after a witness managed to pull them from the vehicle. They were pronounced dead at the scene and the suspect was arrested there

The fifth victim, another woman, was found in a home in Carman, a small town in the province of Manitoba

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew posted his condolences online to the grieving community.

“I send comfort and strength to the families and community of Carman during this challenging time of loss,” he said on X.

“Our deepest condolences go out to everyone affected by this tragedy.”

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham also posted a heartfelt message on the platform, saying he was “shocked and saddened” by the news. Winnipeg is a nearby city in Manitoba.

“My sincere condolences to the community and the families affected by this tragedy,” he added.

Arseneault said the man in custody is the only suspect linked to the gruesome case and there is no risk to public safety.