On December 8, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a residence in the 200 block of Young Street for the report of a male who had been shot.
With assistance from the Tactical Support Unit, Central Patrol General Patrol officers attended to the residence and located a 40-year-old male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. An 18-year-old female victim was also located uninjured within the residence. The victim was transported to hospital in stable condition, where he was treated for his injury. The adult male suspect remained on scene and was safely placed under arrest by officers and placed into custody. Officers recovered a firearm within the residence and seized it as evidence.
The Major Crimes Unit assumed the investigation.
Investigators determined that during a heated argument, the suspect shot the firearm (long gun) in the direction of the female victim, narrowly missing her. As the male victim intervened to assist the female victim, the suspect shot the male causing an upper-body injury. The suspect falsely identified himself to officers at the time of the arrest.
The suspect and victims were previously known to one another.
A 17-year-old male from Winnipeg has been charged with the following offences:
- Aggravated Assault
- Point a Firearm
- Discharge a Firearm with Intent
- Discharge a Firearm into or At a Place in a Reckless Manner
- Possession of Firearm, Restrict/Prohibited Weapon or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order x 4
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Fail to Comply with Condition of Release Order x 4
- Possession of an Identity Document x 2
- Identity Fraud – Intent to Gain Advantage
He was detained in police custody.