Police exchanged gunfire with “an individual” early Thursday morning and a youth was taken to hospital.
Police went to the 300 block of Mountain Avenue for a shots fired call just after midnight.
Multiple police units were dispatched to the scene, and when they got there, shots were fired and a foot pursuit ensued.
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The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba – which is mandated to investigate any injury caused by the discharge of a firearm – said in a release that after an extensive search at the scene, police found and arrested two youths, including one who had sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to Children’s Hospital and released to police custody after receiving treatment.
Anyone with information and/or video footage that might help with the investigation is asked to call the Independent Investigation Unit toll-free at 1-844-667-6060.
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