A 16-year-old boy turned himself in to police custody following a shooting in northern Manitoba that left one person dead and prompted a community-wide lockdown on Tuesday night.
The 25-year-old victim has not been named by police. He died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to an update from the RCMP.
The second victim, a 38-year-old man, was treated and released from the hospital, police said in a social media post on Wednesday. The RCMP also confirmed both men are from Norway House, the community where the shooting occurred.
“He’s going to be placed under arrest, and our major crimes officers will be dealing with those charges and stuff this evening. Hopefully by the morning we have the charges officially sworn so that we can update the public,” said RCMP Sgt. Paul Manaigre.
“My understanding is this is targeted. This is not a random person going around looking for a target. These people, I believe, are known to each other. What the motive is for the history of these two … that’s what we’re still working on.”
Residents of the First Nation in northern Manitoba were urged to lock their doors late Tuesday as Mounties used police dogs and other specialized units to search for a man suspected in a bar shooting.
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“The community lockdown is expected to be fully lifted by noon today. Once lifted, all businesses and offices may reopen,” Norway House Cree Nation said in a statement on Wednesday.
Students will return to school on Thursday, it added.
RCMP were called around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to a disturbance just south of Lagoon Road in Norway House, a roughly 800-kilometre drive from Winnipeg.
“Officers arrived and located two males with, what was determined to be, gunshot injuries,” said Manaigre.
The Norway House Cree Nation said in an emergency alert that the shooting took place at the Playgreen Inn bar.
The alert said the suspected shooter was seen running into the bush of nearby Fort Island and that RCMP were searching for him.
“We basically conducted a search where a number of officers were searching throughout the community for the suspect, who we now believe is hiding from police,” Manaigre told Global News.
Norway House Cree Nation said people should lock their doors and not let anyone into their homes.
“RCMP have requested a full community lock down,” the alert said. “All offices and local businesses have all closed and remain closed until further notice.”
Season Roulette, chief of Norway House Cree Nation, said people should stay in their homes, check on their loved ones and follow official instructions.
“My heart is with everyone affected by tonight’s serious situation on Fort Island,” Roulette said in a post on social media. “Prayers for everyone affected tonight, for our families, and for those working to protect our community.”
On its website, Norway House Cree Nation says it is one of Manitoba’s largest Indigenous communities, with almost 6,900 members living on reserve. The community sits on the eastern channel of the Nelson River.
Major economic drivers include fishing and trapping.
— With files from The Canadian Press.
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