A teenage boy is dead and another is recovering following a shooting on a St. James street early Monday.
Police say two male victims, one 15 and the other 17, were found with gunshot wounds in the 200 block of Amherst Street, around 1 a.m.
The 17-year-old was rushed to hospital in unstable condition where he was later upgraded to stable condition.
The 15-year-old was rushed to hospital in critical condition where he later died.
Police haven’t said what led up to the shootings or whether they happened inside or outside a home.
The homicide is Winnipeg’s sixth killing of 2023.
Investigators, including the forensics unit, remained at the scene throughout the morning.
A Global News cameraperson reported seeing bullet holes on the outside of a nearby home.
Meanwhile, police were at the scene of a crash in the 300 block of Sackville Street, one street to the west of Amherst Street, Monday morning.
Police tape was set up around the Sackville Street crash, which appeared to have involved a minivan and a car.
There was no word from police on whether or not the two scenes are connected.
No arrests have been announced and police haven’t said whether or not any suspects have been identified.
Police are asking anyone with information to call homicide detectives at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS.
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