Two teens charged in man’s death

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Two teens have been charged in the slaying of a man downtown late Monday.

Winnipeg police were sent to the 300 block of Qu’Appelle Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. after a man was assaulted.

Officers found the victim suffering from injuries to his “upper body” and gave him emergency care, including applying two chest seals.

Steven Gordon Loonfoot, 45, was rushed to hospital in critical condition and later died.

He was a member of Garden Hill First Nation but had lived in Winnipeg for several years, the Winnipeg Police Service said Wednesday.

The man was found injured near a Manitoba Housing property at 366 Qu’Appelle Ave., the Free Press has confirmed, but a provincial spokesman said the victim and accused were not tenants.

A new tenant of the old walk-up — the Warwick Apartments, which is more than a century old — said the slaying near her home concerned her.

“It’s sad, it’s really sad,” said Kristen Sanderson, 27, who moved to Winnipeg from a northern First Nation about a month ago with her daughter and partner.

No sign of the crime scene remained in the area, which is adjacent to Central Park, on Wednesday.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested nearby shortly after the man was found bloodied, while a second 16-year-old boy was arrested on the first 100 block of Victory Place, off St. Mary’s Road in the south end, later that day.

They have both been charged with second-degree murder.

Police spokesperson Const. Pat Saydak declined to comment on the incident, citing the ongoing investigation.

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