Winnipeg men arrested for first-degree murder in death of Nairne Chapais

Winnipeg police say two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 23-year-old man last week.

Nairne Marshall James Chapais, 23, was shot and killed on May 21.

Police found the wounded man on the front steps of a home in the 700 block of Selkirk Avenue around 9:30 a.m., after receiving a 911 call reporting the shooting.

He was taken to hospital but later died.

On May 27, police shut down a portion of the Exchange District during the arrest of suspects.

“Investigators believe that the homicide was premeditated and gang-related,” said Const. Jay Murray.

“The victim had been socializing in the area when he was shot as he returned to the building he lived in. It was also determined the building had been shot at three days earlier as well.”

Tyler Ryan Kenneth Jack, 21, and Clarence Raymon Scott, 30, have been charged with first-degree murder and a number of other charges related to Chapais’ death and the earlier shooting.

Murray said when gangs become violent, the violence tends to continue.

The police will not be naming the gangs involved to avoid giving them notoriety, he added.

Asked about a possible rise in crime due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Murray said that he didn’t believe the pandemic has influenced violent crime in the city.

“It may have touched property crime,” he said.