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Manitoba teen girl killed by gunshot wound: RCMP

Manitoba RCMP are investigating after a teen girl was shot and killed on Easter weekend.

Police say on Saturday at around 7 p.m., Manitoba First Nations Police Service responded to a report of a shot fired at a home located on the Waywayseecappo First Nation.

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When officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old female suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police say she was transported to hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.

 

Lawrence Jade Shingoose, 25, of the Waywayseecappo First Nation, has been charged with manslaughter, criminal negligence causing death with a firearm, careless use of a firearm, and possession of a weapon contrary to an order.

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