The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, less than a week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He remains in custody, facing a second-degree murder charge.
Manitoba RCMP believe that a vehicle got stuck in snow Little Saskatchewan First Nation between Feb. 1 and Feb. 2. A woman was found dead outside the vehicle.
Officers from the Gypsumville detachment were called to Memorial Crescent in the community around 12:20 a.m., where the man was pronounced dead on-scene.