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Winnipeg police make second arrest in Sherbrook Street shooting

A Winnipeg Police Service cruiser. Randall Paul/Global News

Winnipeg police have made a second arrest in the shooting of a 50-year-old man on Tuesday.

Officers say the shooting occurred on Sept. 29, 2022, on Sherbrook Street.

A group of people broke into the victim’s suite, attacked him with bear spray then shot him. The man was hospitalized with serious injuries, but was later upgraded to stable condition.

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The same suspects were linked to a separate incident on the same day, when a Westgrove Way home was broken into by a man holding a firearm and bear spray.

The man sprayed the mace inside the home, affecting numerous people, including several small children.

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Officers arrested an 18-year-old Winnipeg man hours later and laid several charges against him related to assault and possession off a weapon, among other offences.

On Monday, at roughly 4:15 a.m. a second suspect was arrested during a separate firearm incident on Alexander Avenue.

The 20-year-old suspect has since been charged with aggravated assault and is behind bars.

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