WINNIPEG – Police have made an arrest in a murder earlier this month. 57 year old Brian Brisson was shot April 15th in a back lane near Isabel Street and Ross Avenue while feeding stray cats. 20 year old Darian Thomas has been charged with murder. He’s also accused of shooting at another man prior…
SHOTS FIRED
WINNIPEG – City police responded to a shots fired call last night. The gunfire was heard in the 400 block of Aberdeen Avenue just before eight o’clock. A short time later, a man in his 30’s was found in a home in the 300 block of Alfred Avenue. He’d been shot. The guy was taken…
GUNS SEIZED
WINNIPEG – City police and RCMP have seized more than 30 firearms and and ammunition. On the morning of April 18th, the joint investigation executed a search warrant at a property near Melita. The guns, ammo and a small amount of cocaine were all found inside the home. 26 year old Regan Breemersch faces a…
FRIGHTENING HOME INVASION
WINNIPEG – City police are looking for a bad guy in his 20s after a home invasion on Edison Avenue last night. A woman was taking out the garbage when a man approached her and forced his way into her home. He had a knife and demanded money. But he took off when other residents…
MURDER #14
WINNIPEG – City police are investigating another murder, the 14th so far this year. Officers were called to the 700 block of Victor Street yesterday afternoon where they found an injured man who was taken to hospital in critical condition. He later died. The victim has been identified as 23 year old Noah Soloman Nigussie.…
CARJACKING VICTIM RUN OVER
WINNIPEG – A 68 year old man is recovering in hospital after being hurt during a carjacking. He was run over by his own vehicle Monday morning just after 8:30 in a back lane near Bannerman Avenue and Charles Street. The search then began for two suspects, a male and a female. The stolen car…
NORTH END ALTERCATION
WINNIPEG – City Police were called to the 400 block of Flora Avenue early this morning to deal with an altercation involving multiple people. When they arrived, shortly after four o’clock, a large crowd dispersed. Several people with injuries remained. Two were taken to hospital, one in critical condition and the other unstable. The investigation…
SCARY HALF HOUR IN HEADINGLY
WINNIPEG – We now know more about what happened late Saturday night in Headingly when City Police went to Twitter to tell residents to stay indoors. Officers were called to the Correctional Centre about 10:30 where they caught an inmate, a 39 year old man, trying to escape. Another prisoner, a 23 year old guy,…
POSSIBLE HUMAN REMAINS
WINNIPEG – A gruesome discovery has been made in Assiniboine Forest, possible human remains. There’s nothing yet on the identity of the remains. But City Police are on it. The Major Crimes Unit has been called in, along with forensic and medical investigators.
3RD DEADLY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN 10 DAYS
WINNIPEG – There’s been another officer-involved shooting in the city, the third in less than two weeks. And like the other two, this one was fatal. A 22 year old man is dead. It happened about four o’clock this morning in the 200 block of Adsum Drive. A resident taking out his garbage was confronted…