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.
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.