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Woman arrested in connection with killing of 73-year-old in Winnipeg: police

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Dhillon, T. (2026, October 9). Woman arrested in connection with killing of 73-year-old in Winnipeg: police. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12097505/homicide-arrest-june-killing-winnipeg/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-09 · by Tavi Dhillon

Quick Summary

Police have arrested a 39-year-old woman on charges of second-degree murder related to the death of Lexi Diane Smart, a 73-year-old woman found dead at her home on Primrose Crescent in Winnipeg on June 8. The suspect remains in custody following an investigation by the WPS homicide unit.
Written by AI on 2026-10-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

On June 8, the Winnipeg Police Service found Lexi Diane Smart, aged 73, dead at her home on Primrose Crescent in Winnipeg. The homicide unit took over the investigation, which led to the arrest of a 39-year-old woman on Wednesday. This suspect is charged with second-degree murder and remains in custody.

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📰 Murder Arrest In Winnipeg
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Tavi Dhillon
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Topics

Oshawa Quebec WPS Winnipeg the Winnipeg Police Service

Subjects

WPS ORG · 2× Lexi Diane Smart PERSON · 1× Montreal GPE · 1× Oshawa GPE · 1× Quebec GPE · 1× Winnipeg GPE · 1× the Winnipeg Police Service ORG · 1×

Narrative

- Lockdown, hold and secure measures lifted at Oshawa schools following threat - Family of Quebec teen shot dead by police to learn name of officers involved - 14-year-old among teens arrested for jewelry store robbery:
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
2026-10-09 · Global News
Woman arrested in connection with killing of 73-year-old in Winnipeg: police · mixed framing

Claims (7 extracted, 2 hedged)

A woman has been arrested in connection with the alleged homicide of a 73-year-old in Winnipeg, police said. asserted
police → arrest → Winnipeg
Lexi Diane Smart, 73, was found dead by police on the night of June 8 at a home in the 1-99 block of Primrose Crescent, according to the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS). uncertain
Smart → find → Service
After finding the woman, the homicide unit assumed the investigation. asserted
unit → find → investigation
- Suspect charged with murder after deadly shooting in Niagara Region: police asserted
Suspect → charge → Region
- Lockdown, hold and secure measures lifted at Oshawa schools following threat - Family of Quebec teen shot dead by police to learn name of officers involved - 14-year-old among teens arrested for jewelry store robbery: asserted
Family → hold → robbery
Get breaking National news As a result of that probe, a 39-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday, according to a WPS news release. uncertain
woman → get → release
She is facing a second-degree murder charge and was detained in custody. asserted
She → face → custody
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