On December 11, 2021, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the Winnipeg Police Service received a report about a black SUV being chased and shot at by another vehicle. They were last seen travelling on St. Matthews Avenue and turning Southbound onto St. James Street.
Minutes later, residents of the Middlegate neighbourhood also reported hearing gunshots. After the shots were heard, they indicated that a black SUV had crashed.
Police arrived at Middlegate and located an abandoned black SUV still running with observable bullet holes. A nearby resident made a subsequent police report about bullets going through their home. No injuries were reported.
The Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation and believes the incidents are related.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Major Crimes Unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
Constable Jay Murray, Public Information Officer
Constable Dani McKinnon, Public Information Officer
Constable Claude Chancy, Public Information Officer
Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs
Office: 204-986-3061
E-mail: WPS-PIO@winnipeg.ca