Winnipeg police say a woman was shot on Young Street early Monday morning.
Police said they were called to the 500 block of Young Street at about 2 a.m., where they found a woman who had been shot and the wound was severe.
Police and emergency personnel administered first aid to the 45-year-old woman, but she later died in hospital.
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On Tuesday, police identified her as Deena Anne Markwick.
The WPS homicide unit is investigating. Police ask anyone with information to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
The woman’s death is the 28th homicide of 2021.
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