Manitoba Man Killed Former Partner’s Relatives in Act of Intimate Family Violence: RCMP

An RCMP patch is seen on a uniform in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Manitoba RCMP say the murder of three adults in a small community was an act of intimate family violence.

Police said Marlon Glover, 41, killed three members of his former partner’s family in McCreary, about 90 minutes north of Brandon, on Aug. 16, before driving away from the home and killing himself, RCMP said.

The incident began around 1:20 a.m. on Aug. 16 when Glover forcibly entered the home of his former partner, a 37-year-old woman. She was able to escape and hid in a nearby wooded area, Staff Sgt. Richard Sherry told a news conference on Aug. 21.

Glover left her home and went to a nearby residence, where he killed a 66-year-old woman, a 65-year-old man, and a 35-year-old man–the parents and brother of Glover’s former partner. Police said they died from gunshot wounds.

Glover then drove away from the home, stopped on the side of the road 84 West, and shot himself.

Police were notified around 10:10 a.m. about Glover’s body on Road 84 West near McCreary.

Thirty minutes later, while officers were on the scene, they were called to check on the well-being of the 37-year-old woman.

“Officers attended her residence and were unable to locate her,“ Sherring said. ”This led the officers to a nearby residence where they found the bodies of the three victims.”

The woman was found safe around 12:40 p.m. and was taken to hospital as a precaution, police said.

“The survivor and family is going through an unimaginable loss and has asked everybody to respect their privacy,” Sherring said at the news conference.

Mounties said they served Glover with a protection order filed by the woman on Nov. 24, 2023, and seized two firearms, ammunition, and Glover’s firearms licence. None of the items were returned to him and they remain in RCMP custody, Sherring said.

“We’re also aware that a firearm was used in this senseless act of violence,” he said. “This is an aspect that still remains under investigation.”

Police confirmed they had responded to previous calls from the woman. “The police did respond and dealt with those calls for service appropriately,” Sherring said, providing no other details.

RCMP noted the violence in McCreary comes just six months after another multiple homicide involving intimate partner violence in Manitoba. On Feb. 11, the bodies of five people, including three children, were found in three locations across southern Manitoba.

Ryan Howard Manoakeesick, 29, of Carman, Man., has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his common-law spouse, their three children, and the woman’s niece.