Back lane shooting leads to arrest and attempted murder charge in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — A 32-year-old man has been arrested and faces a number of charges including attempted murder after a shooting in a back lane on Sunday.

At approximately 10 p.m. Sunday, emergency crews rushed to a back lane in the 500 block of Sherbrook Street for reports of an injured man. A 36-year-old man was found with an upper body gunshot wound and was transported to hospital in critical condition. As of Monday night, he remained in critical conditoin.

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Kalvin George Hitchings was located during a traffic stop at around 8:30 p.m. Monday at Main Street and Manitoba Avenue. Officers found a loaded handgun in the vehicle.

Police said Hitchings knew the victim and was known to police.

Hitchings has been charged with: 

• Attempt murder using a firearm
• Use firearm during commission of an indictable offence
• Careless use of firearm
• Pointing a firearm
• Possess weapon
• Possess firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm in motor vehicle
• Possess firearm, restricted weapon of ammunition contrary to prohibition order x 2
• Fail to comply with probation order