News briefs for Sunday, August 17, 2025

Boy, 13, shot dead in Pimicikamak

1:01 PM

A 13-year-old boy is dead and a 17-year-old male has been arrested after a shooting in Pimicikamak First Nation.

The homicide investigation is ongoing, and police are not searching for any more suspects, Manitoba RCMP stated in a news release Sunday.

Cross Lake RCMP were sent to a home in Pimicikamak at 5:40 p.m. Saturday, arrested the teen and seized a gun. Officers were told after they arrived that the younger boy had been taken to the nursing station. He was pronounced dead there.

Weekend fires under investigation

11:16 AM

Three weekend fires in the downtown and Elmwood areas are under investigation.

Firefighters were sent to a high-rise building on the 100 block of Donald Street at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday. The fire was declared under control within about 15 minutes after additional crews were dispatched.

Another downtown fire happened Sunday morning. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were sent to a commercial building on the 200 block of Garry Street at about 7:35 a.m. The fire was declared under control shortly before 9:30 a.m.

Earlier Sunday, crews were sent to a garage fire on the 300 block of Riverton Avenue at about 1:45 a.m. and arrived to find two garages on fire. The blaze was declared under control shortly before 2:30 a.m.

No injuries were reported in any of these fires, and all are under investigation. No information on the causes of the fires was released.