Rural crime has increased in Manitoba, Mounties say – Winnipeg [Video]

A Portage la Prairie neighbourhood was quiet Thursday, but just days earlier, a home on Oak Bay was the scene of a targeted double homicide.,

The victims were a couple in their 30s and 40s.

“I think any time you hear something like that happening it sends a shockwave through the community,” Portage la Prairie mayor, Sharilyn Knox, said.

Knox says it’s disheartening to know these things are happening but says her city is facing similar issues as the rest of Manitoba.

“We know one of the issues with crime is drug-related and I mean there’s are drug issues in our province, across the country and we’ve seen real changes over the years as to what that means,” Knox said.

This year, in the jurisdiction of Manitoba RCMP, Mounties are investigating 55 homicides — nearly double the amount of last year, which was 33.

Some of the cases from this …