Winnipeg Crime

WINNIPEG - Two First Nations sisters in their 30s are among four people who died in a shooting over the weekend in Winnipeg. Lake St. Martin Chief Chris Traverse says he was with Beverley Beardy when she found out her daughters were killed. Officers were called shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday to a home…

WINNIPEG - Political leaders in Manitoba are condemning a weekend shooting in Winnipeg that left three people dead and two others seriously injured. Mayor Scott Gillingham called the incident in the 100 block of Langside Street "shocking and disturbing,'' saying it is a troubling reminder of too much violent crime in the city. Premier Wab…

WINNIPEG - Police are investigating an assault Friday night in Winnipeg's West End. It happened just before midnight on Isabel near Balmoral . Officers arrived to find a 40 year old man with multiple stab wounds. Cops applied a tourniquet before the victim was transported to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. His condition is…

WINNIPEG - Police are investigating a homicide early Saturday morning in Winnipeg and they are asking for the public's help in finding the killer. Officers were called to the 1,100 block Arlington Street about 2 a.m. after a badly hurt man was found laying on a sidewalk. Cops gave him emergency medical treatment at the…

WINNIPEG - A 24 year old man faces a number of charges after a weekend shooting. Early Saturday morning, police were called to a residence in the 300 block of Bannerman Avenue where they discovered a 58 year old man with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition but has since…

WINNIPEG - Police say they have responded to several suspected crimes in Winnipeg in the past few weeks since Hamas attacked Israel. They include incidents of property damage and, most recently, a shooting in a residential neighbourhood. Investigators say residents in an area of River Heights heard the smashing of a front window of a…

WINNIPEG - Six teens from 14 to 19 years old have been arrested and charged after Winnipeg Police responded to reports of people in a parkade pointing guns at vehicles on Saturday night. Investigators say no shots were fired. Officers seized a machete, bear spray and replica pellet and BB guns including one that looks…

WINNIPEG - Police are asking for the public’s help with Winnipeg’s latest homicide. Late Saturday night, 24 year old Joseph Robert Campbell was found badly hurt on a sidewalk on Keenleyside Street near Manhattan Avenue. He was rushed to hospital but died from his injuries. Investigators are asking people for any information relating to the…

WINNIPEG - A teenaged driver whose passenger died in a crash a year ago in Winnipeg has been charged with criminal negligence causing death. Police say the man, who is now 19 years old, was arrested on Friday. He was 18 last October 18th when first responders were called to St. Mary's Road where a…

WINNIPEG - Police say a man has been arrested in connection with a series of shootings in Winnipeg in early March. Four men were shot and seriously injured on the morning of March 7th. Just hours later, two women were shot and one of them died. A 17 year old male was arrested and charged…

WINNIPEG - Police have issued arrest warrants for two suspects in a deadly Winnipeg shooting. They are looking for 28 year old Jerrin MacIntyre and 25 year old Randy Blake Flett. The two men face second degree murder charges in the death of 46 year old Damion Wayne Skrumeda. He was shot in an apartment…

WINNIPEG - Police are investigating a shooting in Winnipeg on Saturday. They were called to the 600 block of Furby Street at about 5:40 a.m. this morning after people in the area reported hearing gunshots. Officers found a damage residence and an injured man who was taken to hospital in stable condition.

WINNIPEG - Police have released photos of a man they claim is responsible for three fires in the Elmwood neighbourhood last week, including two at a church. The second blaze at the church on Tweed Avenue on Wednesday destroyed the structure completely. No one was hurt in an of the incidents. Investigators say the suspect…

WINNIPEG - Police have arrested a man at a Winnipeg apartment after getting a report of numerous Molotov cocktails being stored there. Officers say they immediately observed a strong smell of kerosene from the suite in the 400 block of Redwood Avenue, causing a public safety concern. They found four Molotov cocktails and a quantity…

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Police say a former New Democrat MP has been charged with sexual assault. Romeo Saganash was arrested on June 27th in connection to an allegation from May 1st in Winnipeg and the matter is now before the courts. He represented the northern Quebec riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou between 2011 to 2019, also serving…