Manitoba RCMP open tip line in 2007 Thompson homicide

Manitoba RCMP open tip line on 19-year-old Thompson homicide

Manitoba RCMP have opened a dedicated tip line on the 2007 killing of Bernie Carlson, shot dead in his Thompson home during a break-in. No arrests have been made in nearly two decades.

Palliser Post Staff

Oct 26, 2026 - 1 min read

Manitoba RCMP have released a tip line for information about the October 2007 fatal shooting of Bernie Carlson in Thompson, 19 years after the homicide with no arrests made, the force said in a news release on Monday.

Shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2007, Thompson RCMP received a call about a home invasion on Yale Avenue. Officers arrived to find Carlson, 61, deceased in the hallway. An unknown suspect had broken into the residence and shot him. His wife, Elva, was also home at the time and called police; officers found her alone in a bedroom, unharmed.

The Manitoba RCMP Historic Case Unit has worked on the case across nearly two decades without making an arrest. The force chose the 19th anniversary of the killing to release the tip line.

"Even though a significant amount of time has passed, that does not mean that investigators have stopped working to find answers for the family," Cpl. Gennifer Furkalo of the Manitoba RCMP Historic Case Unit said in the release. "If anyone remembers anything suspicious, or out of place from that night — we urge them to call the tip-line."

Elva Carlson spoke ahead of the anniversary; her account can be viewed on YouTube.

Anyone with information about the Bernie Carlson homicide is asked to contact the Manitoba RCMP Historical Crime Unit tip line at 204-984-5604.