Moose Jaw Police releasing the name of the man found dead in his burned-up apartment on Wednesday morning.

 

52 year old Gerhard Arthur Gellner is the man who died. His body found after firefighters doused a blaze in his apartment.

32 year old Leo Lemay is charged with 2nd degree murder in this case.

Police Staff Sergeant Larry Peters confirms Lemay and Gellner were involved in some sort of altercation Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

"All I can say is the investigation is continuing, and I guess we'll have to see what the next step will be to bring us here."

The exact cause of death isn't known yet. An autopsy was performed yesterday.