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Suspect charged with murder in West End shooting, Winnipeg police say

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Winnipeg police say they’ve made an arrest in a fatal August shooting on Langside Street.

Winnipeg police say they’ve made an arrest in a fatal August shooting.

Melvin Catcheway, Jr., 25, was killed Aug. 29 on Langside Street after an altercation with another man, police said.

Homicide investigators identified a suspect, 53-year-old Troy Donavan Bernier, and took him into custody Friday.

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Bernier faces a second-degree murder charge, and was the subject of warrants for uttering threats as well as failing to comply with probation.

Police said the accused and the victim knew each other prior to the incident.

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