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Winnipeg Free Press
16-07-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Two shot outside city hotel where evacuees are staying
Police are investigating after two males were shot Tuesday outside an Ellice Avenue hotel that is housing wildfire evacuees. Officers were sent to the 1800 block of Ellice Avenue, where two people were found with gunshot wounds, at 2:42 p.m. Police gave the males, ages 18 and 16, first aid before they were taken to hospital in unstable condition. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS The Airport Motor Inn on Ellice Avenue. One remained in unstable condition Wednesday afternoon and was awaiting surgery, while the other has been upgraded to stable. The injuries are not considered life threatening. The shooting occurred near the Airport Motor Inn, the Free Press has confirmed. Winnipeg Police Service spokesperson Cst. Stephen Spencer said the incident happened outside and on hotel property. Tuesdays A weekly look at politics close to home and around the world. He confirmed there are evacuees staying at the hotel but wouldn't say if the shooting victims were evacuees. Spencer said there are additional police units patrolling areas around evacuation centres and hotels where evacuees are staying. 'I know that there has been investigations specifically around the areas where evacuees are being housed because of reports of drug dealers targeting evacuees,' he said Wednesday. Last week, police charged two men who allegedly sold cocaine outside hotels where wildfire evacuees are staying, highlighting concerns that displaced Manitobans could be exploited or targeted. Police asked anyone who witnessed the shooting or has related video to call the major crimes unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).
CBC
16-07-2025
- CBC
2 people shot in Winnipeg, sent to hospital in unstable condition
Social Sharing Two people were sent to hospital in unstable condition Tuesday afternoon after being shot in Winnipeg's St. James area. Police were called just before 3 p.m. but offered few details about the incident. They said nothing about the ages or sex of the victims, or if they are wildfire evacuees. "It's still in the early stages of the investigation and I don't have that information," Const. Stephen Spencer said. "They're still collecting evidence and video, talking to witnesses." Officers and investigators were seen on Tuesday going in and out of the Airport Motor Inn at the corner of Ellice Avenue and Berry Street, and police tape was stretched across the road at one end of the hotel. Spencer wouldn't confirm that's where the shooting occurred, only that it was the 1800 block of Ellice. The address of the Airport Motor Inn is 1800 Ellice. Spencer wouldn't say if the shooting happened inside or outside and had no information on the condition of the victims as of Wednesday morning. Thousands of people have been displaced from northern Manitoba due to wildfires with many being set up in hotels around Winnipeg, particularly those around the airport. Winnipeg police have previously said they are deploying extra officers to visit the shelters and hotels where evacuees are staying after concerns were raised by First Nations organizations about safety. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, the organization that represents 26 northern Manitoba First Nations, said in a statement last week it is deeply concerned about the reports of drug trafficking in areas where evacuees are staying.
CBC
01-03-2025
- CBC
Boy, 14, charged in William Whyte area shooting that sent 1 to hospital
Social Sharing A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting incident during which gunfire was exchanged between people inside and outside a north Winnipeg home, sending one person to hospital. Police were called to the 600 block Manitoba Avenue, near McKenzie Street, around 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 with reports of gunfire. CBC previously spoke to a witness who took video of the incident, showing a group of people running near the corner of McKenzie and Manitoba. Four gunshots could be heard in the video, before a person was seen raising a shotgun and firing it. Police say they believe two youths, who were with several others who have yet to be identified, went to a residence on Manitoba Avenue, where one of the youths shot at the home. People in the home, who have not yet been identified, returned fire, police said in a Saturday news release. Officers who responded to the call found a victim on Pritchard Avenue — who they say is one of the youth suspects — suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. He was taken to hospital in unstable condition, and later upgraded to stable condition, the police news release said. Police wouldn't provide any further information about the victim Saturday, citing their ongoing investigation. Shortly after the victim was found, a 14-year-old was arrested near Flora Avenue and McKenzie Street. A firearm was located nearby, police say. The Winnipeg teen has been charged with discharging a firearm into or at a place in a reckless manner, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. 61-year-old also arrested Saturday's news release also said that on Wednesday, the police service's guns and gangs unit began an investigation in response to "ongoing drug trafficking and gang activity in the William Whyte neighbourhood," including the 600 block of Manitoba Avenue. A day later, the unit executed a search warrant "in response to continuing activity at that location," seizing a Ruger shotgun, .22-calibre ammunition and shotgun shells, and drug paraphernalia, according to the release. A 61-year-old Winnipeg man faces several firearms charges in connection with the investigation, including possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition. Police spokesperson Const. Stephen Spencer told CBC on Saturday that "although the two [incidents] aren't necessarily directly related, you can assume that because it's the same area, in some way they are related." The police service's major crimes unit is continuing the investigation, and is asking anyone with information to call investigators at 204-986-6219.
