Thompson RCMP are reiterating their plea for any information about 34-year-old Yvon Shawn Guignard, who was reported to them as missing Dec. 9 after having last been seen at the Thompson General Hospital in the early morning hours of Nov. 28.
“Our officers have exhausted all avenues of investigation in this case and are asking for the public’s assistance,” said Manitoba RCMP media relations officer Sgt. Bert Paquet in a Dec. 29 news release. “Guignard should not be approached as he may be in medical distress. Instead we ask anyone who sees him to contact their police of jurisdiction right away.”
Guignard was last seen wearing a light brown winter construction jacket with reflective yellow material and black ski pants. He is 6’1” tall with a slender build, weighs approximately 155 lbs and has blond hair and blue eyes.
His mother told CBC Manitoba that her son, who has schizophrenia, had been visiting a friend at the Thompson hospital before his disappearance and that he had been staying in the Thompson homeless shelter until late November. Prior to that, he had worked at a gas station in Lynn Lake over the summer after earlier travelling to British Columbia. He was released from St. Catharines General Hospital in the summer after admitting himself for mental health treatment and staying two weeks. Guignard’s mother said she thought he’d been off his schizophrenia medications for several months now and that he sometimes refers to himself by his given first name of Yvon when he’s ill, though his friends and family call him Shawn.
Anyone who sees Guignard or has information about his whereabouts can call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. Secure tips can be submitted online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com. Information can also be submitting by texting TIPMAN plus a message to CRIMES (274637).
