Firearm – Arrests: C25-103057

Released: May 15, 2025 at 9:43 a.m.

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On May 13, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to an apartment complex in the 300 block of Kennedy Street to check the wellbeing of a tenant whose front door had been barricaded.

North District General Patrol officers arrived and located four individuals upon entering the suite, along with a backpack containing a loaded Ranger 410 sawed-off shotgun. Three males and one female were arrested without incident.

Moses James ANDERSON, (52), from Winnipeg has been charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations

Howard Frederick WAVEY, (60), from Winnipeg has been charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
  • Warrant – Fail to Comply with Probation Order

Sean Homer BENNETT, (52), from Winnipeg has been charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
  • Possession of Firearm, Restricted/Prohibited Weapon, Firearm Part or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order x 2
  • Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations

All three were detained in custody.

A 43-year-old female, from Winnipeg is facing the following charges:

  • Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations

She was released on an Undertaking as mandated by the Criminal Code.

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