A homicide that police say occurred this past Friday on Onion Lake Cree Nation is currently under investigation.

According to RCMP, officers were called to a scene on the First Nation around 6 a.m. Friday morning on reports of possible gunshots.

Police say officers found a man seriously injured who would be pronounced dead on the scene by EMS.

The man has been identified as 37-year-old Jesse Heathen from Onion Lake Cree Nation.

RCMP investigators are now looking from tips from the public that may help in the investigation.

Anyone with information on any suspicious activity in Onion Lake on early Friday morning is asked to call RCMP or Crime Stoppers.