Man killed 3 members of McCreary family in 'horrific act of intimate partner violence': RCMP

RCMP have identified the man who killed three members of a western Manitoba family last week, in what they described as a "horrific" act stemming from intimate partner violence.

Marlon Glover, 41, killed the three people at a home in the municipality of McCreary before he died of a self-inflicted wound last Friday morning, RCMP said at a news conference Wednesday.

Staff Sgt. Richard Sherring of RCMP major crime services said Glover forcefully entered the home of a 37-year-old woman with whom he previously had a relationship around 1:20 a.m. on Aug. 16.

The woman managed to escape and hide in a wooded area, after which Glover went to a nearby residence, where he killed the woman's parents — a 66-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man — and her 35-year-old brother, police said.

Glover then drove off in his own vehicle, shooting himself on the side of Road 84 W., where his body was found by RCMP that morning.

Police were then called to conduct a well-being check on the 37-year-old. When they didn't find her at her residence, they went to the home where they found the bodies of her three family members.

The woman was found at around 12:40 p.m. in a wooded area near her home, and taken to hospital as a precaution.

Protection order

A protection order filed by the woman was granted by a judicial justice of the peace late last year. 

Sherring said that on Nov. 24, RCMP seized two firearms and ammunition from Glover, as well as his licences to possess and acquire guns.

Police still had those items at the time of the killings, Sherring said. RCMP are still investigating where the weapon Glover used came from, he said, adding that police weren't aware of any other firearms he had at the time of the seizure.

Sherring said that police had responded to calls for service involving the woman, but didn't say how many.

The events that unfolded Friday were part of a "horrific act of intimate partner violence," he said.

"There are many people who are grieving and have lost a loved one," Sherring said. "The survivor and family is going through an unimaginable loss and has asked everybody to respect their privacy."

He noted this is the second time such violence has resulted in multiple deaths in Manitoba in the past six months alone, after an adult, a teen and three young children were killed in the southern Manitoba town of Carman last February.