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Manslaughter charge following fatal house fire: Winnipeg police
Michael Patrick Gordon faces manslaughter and two arson charges after a fire killed Gregory George Thomas and injured a firefighter, police said.
- On Feb. 12, officers responded just after 6 p.m. to a fire on Young Street, where 68-year-old Gregory George Thomas later died.
- Authorities, citing evidence, treated the fire as intentional, and the Winnipeg Police Service homicide unit took over the investigation.
- Fire crews rescued one person from the home while several residents escaped on their own, and two people plus a firefighter were hospitalized, one in critical and two in stable condition.
- Police charged Michael Patrick Gordon, 40, with one count of manslaughter and two counts of arson and said he has been detained in custody.
- Smoke choked parts of downtown Winnipeg early Thursday evening as firefighters and Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service battled the blaze.
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Gregory George Thomas Killed in Deliberately Set Young Street Fire; Michael Patrick Gordon Charged in Winnipeg’s Third Homicide of 2026
Winnipeg, Manitoba 2026 Homicide Victim List Winnipeg Police Service responded to reports of a house fire in the 200 block of Young Street on February 12, 2026, just after 6:00 p.m. When police arrived, crews from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service were already at the scene working to contain the blaze. Two individuals were taken to hospital, one listed in critical condition and the other in stable condition. Tragically, the critically injured …
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