Thompson RCMP investigate apparent shotgun damage at local apartment block

RCMP in Thompson are investigating a shooting incident that left a bullet hole in the living room window of an apartment in the early hours of Thursday.

Police said they were called at around 2:30 a.m. about a single gunshot at an apartment complex on Cambridge Street in the northern Manitoba city.

No one was home when officers entered the ground-floor apartment unit that had been damaged, but police said the suite was in disarray and a fire extinguisher appeared to have been sprayed all over the room.

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Police tracked down the person who lives in the apartment and there were no injuries.

Police say the bullet hole appears to have been made by a 12-gauge shotgun.

Anyone with information is asked to call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at manitobacrimestoppers.com.

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