News briefs for Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Teen robbed downtown by masked muggers

12:50 PM

A teenage boy, allegedly part of a group armed with weapons, is charged with mugging another teen downtown Monday night.

The incident happened while the victim was waiting at a bus stop at Fort Street and Graham Avenue at about 7 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service said.

A group of suspects wore masks and were armed with knives and what appeared to be guns, the WPS said. The suspects threatened to kill the victim, then stole his property and fled on foot, police said.

Police later saw some suspects and chased them on foot, and one of the suspects discarded a firearm, police said. He was taken into custody in a nearby park while the other suspects ran off.

The firearm was a BB gun, the WPS said.

The teen is charged with armed robbery using a firearm, and other offences.

He was detained in youth custody.

Man in hospital after being hit with club in La Broquerie

12:38 PM

A Winnipeg man was rushed to hospital in critical condition after he was attacked with a wooden club in La Broquerie late Friday night.

RCMP said the assault happened at a home on Principale Street at about 11:15 p.m.

The 33-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital in critical condition. He remained in hospital in stable condition on Tuesday, RCMP said.

Police said the victim and a 30-year-old woman were approached by two males they knew when a fight started and the victim was attacked by the two males. The two suspects fled the scene.

Two men from La Broquerie, ages 33 and 30, have been charged with aggravated assault.

Man, 19, charged in crash that killed teenage boy

11:26 AM

A 19-year-old man is facing a charge of criminal negligence causing death, after a 17-year-old boy was killed in a crash at St. Mary’s Road and Guay Avenue a year ago.

David Bunguke, the lone passenger in the car, died after the vehicle crashed into a utility pole on a sidewalk next to the northbound lanes of St. Mary’s on Oct. 18, 2022.

Speed and the manner of driving were allegedly factors in the collision, said Winnipeg police, who announced the charge Tuesday.

The driver, then 18, was in serious condition in hospital following the crash.

Church destroyed by fire in northern Manitoba community

10:39 AM

RCMP are investigating after a church in northern Manitoba was destroyed by fire last month.

The blaze in God’s Lake First Nation was reported at about 3:40 a.m. on Sept. 3.

Anyone with information is asked to call Gods Lake Narrows RCMP at 204-335-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Police seeking suspect in Winnipeg hotel stabbing

10:29 AM

Winnipeg police are looking for a suspect after a 45-year-old man was stabbed in the upper body at a hotel in the 700 block of Main Street early Saturday morning.

Officers, who were called shortly after 1 a.m., applied a chest seal before paramedics transported the man to hospital, where his condition was upgraded from unstable to stable, said police.

The suspect fled before officers arrived.

Emergency exercise at Winnipeg’s airport Tuesday

8:53 AM

The Winnipeg Airports Authority is conducting an emergency exercise at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport on Tuesday.

The exercise is taking place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

“During the exercise, travellers, visitors, airport employees and the public may see increased emergency activity, including airport stakeholders and emergency response personnel, emergency vehicles, and airport equipment on the airfield, but should not be alarmed,” the WAA said.

“The airport will remain operational throughout the exercise, and passengers will not be impacted,” the WAA said in a news release shortly before the exercise was set to start.