Manitoba RCMP continues to search for Joshua Paupanekis, a 39-year-old male from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in connection with the abduction of a 20-year-old female earlier today.
Cross Lake RCMP responded to a report that Paupanekis had entered a home yesterday, struck a 24-year-old male resident with a hammer, then abducted Raeanne Thomas. The RCMP believes she is in immediate danger. Paupanekis and Thomas are known to one another and this is considered and act of intimate partner violence.
Paupanekis was subsequently the subject of a Dangerous Person Alert issued Thursday morning by the Manitoba RCMP through the Alert Ready system.
While search efforts are concentrated in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, it is possible Paupanekis has fled the community.
Raeanne Thomas is 20-years-old, weighs about 115 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Paupanekis is 6’ tall, about 185 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cross Lake RCMP Detachment at 204-676-2600.
Cross Lake RCMP and RCMP Major Crime Services continue to investigate.
