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WINNIPEG – Police taped off the alley behind Winnipeg’s Siloam Mission and removed three Dumpsters covered with tarps Monday morning – but they won’t say why. The garbage bins were later unloaded at the City of Winnipeg street maintenance building at 1220 Pacific Ave.

Multiple police were at the downtown homeless shelter’s taped-off back-alley loading zone as the Dumpsters were loaded onto a flatbed truck shortly before 10 a.m. Police were also present as they were unloaded at Pacific Avenue.

A police spokeswoman said she couldn’t release any information about what police are investigating.

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The investigation behind the shelter came after Winnipeg’s homeless population was warned to be cautious and avoid secluded areas following two homicides on the weekend. Police believe one killer is responsible for both slayings, and that person may be targeting homeless people.

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Winnipeg police supervise the loading of dumpsters onto the back of a flatbed truck behind the Siloam Mission on Monday morning. Police won't say what they were investigating. Jeremy Desrochers / Global News Winnipeg police take Dumpsters from behind Siloam Mission on Monday morning. Lorraine Nickel / Global News Dumpsters are brought into the area behind Siloam Mission where police are investigating Monday morning. The three Dumpsters that were already behind the building had tarps draped over them. Rudi Pawlychyn / Global News Dumpsters are covered with tarps behind Siloam Mission on Monday morning. Winnipeg police won't say what they're investigating. Rudi Pawlychyn / Global News Police have taped off the area behind the Siloam Mission, a downtown Winnipeg homeless shelter, on Monday morning. The investigation follows the killings of two people connected to Winnipeg's homeless community on the weekend. Skyview 1 / Global News Winnipeg police investigate covered Dumpsters behind the Siloam Mission homeless shelter Monday morning. The investigation behind the downtown building comes after police issued a warning to homeless people following two homicides on the weekend. Lorraine Nickel / Global News

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