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Winnipeg police arrest 3rd suspect in Friday shooting

Global News / File

Roy Lionel Laquette, 25,  has been arrested and faces charges in connection to a shooting on Friday as well as another incident from “earlier in the summer.”

At approximately 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 15 police responded to reports of a woman who had been shot in the 500 block of St. Johns Avenue.

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A woman in her 20s was found with a gunshot to her upper body. She was rushed to hospital in unstable condition but has since been upgraded to stable.

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Laquette was arrested on Sept. 17. He faces charges in connection to the shooting as well as a previous incident:

  • Break and Enter x 2
  • Aggravated Assault x 2
  • Wear Disguise with Intent x 2
  • Robbery
  • Assault with Weapon
  • Assault
  • Discharge Firearm with Intent
  • Possess Weapon for Dangerous Purpose x 2
  • Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x 2
  • Unauthorized Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized x 2
  • Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited/Restricted Firearm with Ammunition x 2
  • Possession of Firearm Contrary to Order x 2

Rick Flett, 20, and a 15-year-old teen were previously arrested on Sept. 16 in connection with the shooting.

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Flett was charged with:

  • Disguise with Intent
  • Possess Weapon x 2
  • Break and Enter – Commit Aggravated Assault
  • Carry Concealed Weapon – Prohibited
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x 2
  • Break and Enter – Commit Assault

The 15-year-old was charged with:

  • Disguise with Intent
  • Assault with a Weapon
  • Possess Weapon x 2
  • Break and Enter – Commit Aggravated Assault
  • Carry Concealed Weapon – Prohibited
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x 2
  • Break and Enter – Commit Assault
  • Fail to Comply Undertaking x 2

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