The photo had been spreading widely on social media.
A photo spreading online, which some claimed purportedly showed accused murderer Kam McLeod, is NOT a photo of the suspect.
The photo can be viewed below:
The RCMP issued a statement saying the man in the photo is NOT Kam McLeod:
“We can confirm that the current photo circulating online of a man posing with the front page of yesterday’s paper IS NOT one of our suspects.”
We can confirm that the current photo circulating online of a man posing with the front page of yesterday’s paper IS NOT one of our suspects. #rcmpmb
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) July 26, 2019
“Our officers are working diligently to find these suspects and we will release updates as soon as we have concrete, confirmed information to share. We understand many people are experiencing fear & uncertainty over this incident but spreading online rumours doesn’t help.”
Our officers are working diligently to find these suspects and we will release updates as soon as we have concrete, confirmed information to share. We understand many people are experiencing fear & uncertainty over this incident but spreading online rumours doesn’t help. #rcmpmb
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) July 26, 2019
The suspects remain at large. Authorities believe they are still in Northern Manitoba.
Spencer Fernando
Photo – Twitter
