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Suspects at large in Sandy Bay shooting considered armed, dangerous, Manitoba police say

Police say Keith Racette (left) and Jesse St. Paul remain at large and are considered armed and dangerous. Manitoba First Nations Police Service

Police have made an arrest in connection to a shooting on Sandy Bay First Nation last month, but two other suspects remain on the loose.

On Jan. 3, officers were called to a home on Ridge Road North in Sandy Bay, where police say multiple suspects entered the home and assaulted a male victim, who was airlifted to hospital for treatment.

One of the suspects, 36-year-old Gregory James Lee Spence, was arrested in Winnipeg Tuesday in a drug trafficking incident, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service said.

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Spence faces a number of firearm and assault charges.

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MFNPS said the two additional suspects, 28-year-old Keith Douglas Racette and 31-year-old Jesse Myles St. Paul, remain at large and are considered to be armed and dangerous.

Police have arrested Gregory James Lee Spence in connection to a shooting on Sandy Bay First Nation. Manitoba First Nations Police Service

Anyone with information is asked to call the MFNPS Sandy Bay First Nation Detachment at 204-843-7700, the MFNPS tip line at 1-833-978-0048, or to email TIPS@mfnp.ca.

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