Notre Dame Avenue closed for ‘police incident’
8:16 PM
The Winnipeg Police Service has closed off Notre Dame Avenue between Beverley and Home streets after a person was allegedly shot Tuesday.
Jessica Hatfield said she was with her roommate around 5:00 p.m. when she heard a gunshot then a “scream of pain” afterward.
She said she saw a person shot in the chest, lying on the crosswalk at Tecumseh St. And Notre Dame Ave. and later saw an ambulance treat the person and take them away on a stretcher.
Winnipeg Police haven’t provided any further information.
A post by the city’s transportation management centre on X at 5:46 p.m. said both eastbound and westbound lanes were closed to traffic.
Man, 18, sought in Mosakahiken slaying
2:48 PM
RCMP are searching for a suspect after a man was slain in Mosakahiken Cree Nation.
A warrant for second-degree murder has been issued for Terrence Head-Martin, 18, police said Tuesday.
Head-Martin is believed to be in the community or in The Pas.
Police were called about an unresponsive 29-year-old man and found him dead inside a home on Sinclair Street in the First Nation at about 6:25 a.m. Friday.
RCMP are asking anyone with information about the case to call the Moose Lake detachment at 204-678-2399 and not to approach Head-Martin if they see him.
Mosakahiken is located at Moose Lake, about 700 km northwest of Winnipeg.
Man seriously assaulted near Central Park
1:00 PM
Winnipeg police are investigating after a man was seriously assaulted near Central Park just before noon Tuesday.
Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen said officers were sent to the 400 block of Kennedy Street between Sargent and Cumberland avenues at about 11:50 a.m.
Police found a man, believed to be in his 20s, suffering serious injuries. Michalyshen said the incident is being investigated as a possible stabbing.
Paramedics rushed the man to hospital in critical condition.
No arrests have been made.
Local – Kennedy Stabbing
Photo of police scene just north of 444 Kennedy Street.
Winnipeg police are investigating after a man was seriously assaulted near 444 Kennedy Street between Sargent and Cumberland avenues at about 11:50 a.m Tuesday.
Police found a man, believed to be in his 20s, suffering serious injuries. Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen said the incident is being investigated as a possible stabbing.
Paramedics rushed the man to hospital in critical condition.
June 11th, 2024
Police arrest 21 men in Brandon counter-exploitation crackdown
12:35 PM
Twenty-one men were arrested as part of a police operation targeting sexual exploitation in Brandon.
The operation, called Project Blockade, happened over two days last week. The Brandon Police Service, RCMP and the Winnipeg Police Service’s counter-exploitation unit were involved in the operation.
“The investigation focused on street level as well as online sexual exploitation,” the BPS said in a news release Tuesday.
Police arrested 21 men for obtaining sexual services for consideration or communicating in any place for that purpose. The arrests took place on the streets in the downtown area and in local hotels.
Nine vehicles were seized under the Highway Traffic Act. All of the accused were released on undertakings, the BPS said.
Low water levels at Lockport dam
10:48 AM
The federal government is warning boaters who plan to use the St. Andrews Lock and Dam to be careful because of low water levels.
Public Services and Procurement Canada said in a news release Tuesday that it has partially removed the dam, which is located on the Red River in Lockport, because of significant rainfall the past two weeks. The removal has lowered the water level below the usual level.
“We will put the dam back in once conditions permit,” a news release said. “Until then, the water level may not be sufficient for boaters travelling through the lock.”
Boaters are advised to call the lock station at 204-757-3041 to confirm conditions.
The government also said boaters should be careful upstream in the area of Lister Rapids because of fluctuating water levels and debris.
Shot fired at Palomino Club window
10:25 AM
Police are investigating after a Main Street bar was shot at early Tuesday.
Officers were sent to the Palomino Club at 436 Main St. at about 2:50 a.m. and found the front window had been hit.
No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Tuesday morning.
The WPS major crimes unit is asking anyone with information that might help investigators to contact them at 204-986-6219, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
Missing man last seen in The Pas
10:15 AM
RCMP are searching for a missing Grand Rapids man who was last seen in The Pas on June 4.
Reginald Maxwell Cook, 30, was seen at a home on Ross Avenue on the evening of June 4, RCMP said Tuesday. He was reported missing to The Pas RCMP late Sunday morning.
He is described as 5-9 in height, 120 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants.
RCMP are asking anyone with information on Cook’s whereabouts to contact officers at 204-687-1422, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or manitobacrimestoppers.com.
