Commercial Robbery/Officer-Involved Shooting – Arrest: C19-274100

Update: On December 7, 2019 the 16-year-old youth suspect was charged with:
- Robbery
- Possess Weapon

He was detained in custody.

As previously released:
On November 21, 2019, at 5:35 p.m. Winnipeg Police responded to multiple 911 calls regarding a Commercial Robbery in progress at a 7-11 located at Ellice Avenue and Arlington Street.

The first officer on the scene located an armed suspect within the front entrance of the store. The suspect exited the store with a weapon and advanced towards the officer. The suspect did not comply with the officer’s demands to drop the weapon and continued to advance toward him. At this point the officer discharged his weapon striking the suspect.

The 16-year-old male suspect was transported to hospital in critical condition. He remains in critical but stable condition.

One officer at the incident sustained an injury to this extremity. He was taken to hospital where he was treated and released.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba was notified and has assumed responsibility for the investigation into the officer-involved shooting.