Police are investigating what could be the first homicide of 2014 after finding the body of man inside an apartment in the 200 block of Fernwood Avenue on Friday. No one had seen 69-year-old Keith George McFee since Dec. 26, police said.

Police await the results of an autopsy to determine whether McFee's death is the last homicide of 2013 or the first homicide of 2014. It's not yet clear how McFee died, although police noted he had upper body injuries.

Currently there were 23 murders in total in 2013, a low number for Winnipeg, said Const. Jason Michalyshen. Last year, the city’s first murder happened on Jan. 24.

In 2012, there were 30 murders, 41 in 2011, 22 in 2010, and 30 in 2009.

Anyone with information about the latest homicide case can call contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).