News briefs for Sunday, October 29, 2023

Police seek public’s help after Manitoba Avenue shooting

2:24 PM

Police are investigating after a man was shot on Saturday morning.

On Oct. 28, at approximately 11:30 a.m., members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service attending an unrelated medical call at a residence in the 300 block of Manitoba Avenue, alerted police after being approached by a male exiting the residence with a gunshot wound.

General patrol officers, assisted by members of the tactical support team, located a 41-year-old male victim with a lower-body gunshot injury. Officers provided emergency medical care to the victim, who was transported to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.

No arrests have been made.

The Major Crimes Unit has assumed the investigation. Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to call 204-986-6219, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477), or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.

Man arrested after Bannerman shooting

2:19 PM

A Winnipeg man is facing charges after an early-morning shooting on Saturday.

On Oct. 28, at approximately 4:50 a.m., members of the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a residence in the 300 block of Bannerman Avenue after receiving a report of an adult male who had been shot.

Officers  located a 58-year-old male victim with from a serious upper-body gunshot wound. He was transported to hospital in critical condition and later upgraded to stable condition.

A suspect, who was known to one of the residents but not known to the victim, fled before police arrived.

At approximately 9:20 a.m., officers executed a search warrant in the 900 block of Summerside Avenue. The suspect was located within and arrested without incident.

Dylan Denee Alfred Denechezie, 24, was detained and charged with multiple assault- and firearm-related offences.

Fire crews respond to downtown fires

11:32 AM

Two fires on Saturday, one in a hotel and the other in an apartment building, were extinguished by fire crews.

The first took place shortly after noon in a seven-storey hotel in the 500 block of Main Street. At 12:55 p.m., Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews responded to a monitored fire alarm .

Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke in the building. A fire was located in one of the suites, and had been kept under control by the building’s sprinkler system. Firefighters were quickly able to extinguish the remaining hot spots.

Some occupants of the building self-evacuated, while others were able to shelter in place; no injuries were reported.

The second blaze took place in a high-rise apartment building in the 400 block of Kennedy Street. At 11:49 p.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a monitored alarm.

Upon arrival, crews found smoke in the building. With the potential for high life hazards, a second alarm was called, increasing the number of crews on scene. Firefighters located the fire and quickly extinguished it, and then worked to ventilate the smoke from the building.

Residents were directed to shelter in place and no injuries were reported.

The causes of the both fires are under investigation. Damage estimates were not available.