Police have found the burned-out RAV4 used by two young fugitives fleeing in northern Manitoba about 200 km from the Ontario border. The discovery was made near the Fox Lake Cree Nation reserve. Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, are apparently out in the dense bush say cops. They are suspects in the double homicide of Chynna Noelle Deese, 24, and Lucas Robertson Fowler, 23. The deputy mayor of nearby Gillam, Manitoba, John McDonald, says residents are locking their doors earlier than usual after they heard the suspects had been in their town. McDonald says people in Gillam are also making sure their vehicles are locked while the RCMP search for the pair. Residents are used to seeing strangers come and go from Manitoba Hydro projects, McDonald said, but they’re paying closer attention to faces since the release of photos of the suspects and word Tuesday that both were seen in the area. Gillam is about 1,000 km north of Winnipeg and is a stop on the railway line that eventually leads to Churchill, Man. There is only one major road in and out of the area. Police said the country is known for its thick bush, swamps and pesky insects, and where it’s easy to get lost.
