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Winnipeg cops ID shooting victim as Deena Markwick, 45

Winnipeg police at the scene of a homicide in the 500 block of Young Street. Ron Dhaliwal/Global News

Winnipeg police have identified the victim in a fatal shooting early Monday morning.

Police found Deena Anne Markwick, 45, lying outside in the 500 block of Young Street around 2 a.m., with a severe gunshot wound.

She was taken to hospital in critical condition, where she later died.

Read more: Woman shot on Young Street is Winnipeg’s 28th homicide of 2021

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Markwick’s death marks the city’s 28th homicide of 2021.

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Anyone with information that might help investigators is asked to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

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