News briefs for Sunday, October 4, 2026

Shooting suspect arrested after nearly 4 years

4:45 PM

A suspect has been arrested in a January 2022 shooting in Winnipeg.

Nejib Abdulrished Hassan, 27, has been wanted on an arrest warrant for aggravated assault since Feb. 11, 2022. He was arrested Oct. 3, 2026 in a back lane in the 600 block of Portage Avenue. The Winnipeg Police Service tactical unit and canine unit were involved in the arrest.

Hassan is accused of shooting a man he knew in the lobby of an apartment building in the 1100 block of Portage Avenue on Jan. 31, 2022. The 30-year-old victim was stepping off the elevator when a man in the lobby shot him with a handgun. The victim had life-altering injuries, the Winnipeg Police Service stated.

Hassan is also charged with possession of an unauthorized firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and other weapons charges. Police say officers seized a handgun from Hassan during his arrest.

He was detained in custody.

Jets get first win of new NHL season

2:51 PM

DETROIT – The Winnipeg Jets have their first victory of the new NHL season.

Stuart Skinner made 33 saves and the visitors struck three times on the power play to skate away with a 3-2 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon.

Kyle Connor led the way with two goals and an assist, while Cole Perfetti had the other tally along with two helpers. Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey chipped in with two assists.

Tyrel Bauer also scored a decisive victory in a fight with Red Wings forward (and Winnipeg native) Keegan Kolesar.

Winnipeg is now 1-0-1 on the year. They’ll wrap up this quick two-game road trip on Monday evening in Pittsburgh.

Fentanyl, crack seized in traffic stop

12:13 PM

Winnipeg police seized fentanyl and arrested three people after pulling over a vehicle with a smashed windshield in the city’s north end Friday.

The incident happened at about 8:30 a.m. Oct. 2 on Powers Street near Flora Avenue. While they were speaking with the vehicle’s occupants, police officers saw a weapon “in plain view,” the Winnipeg Police Service stated in a news release Sunday.

Officers searched the vehicle, finding a machete, plastic brass knuckles with a functioning Taser, 73 grams of fentanyl worth about $3,725 nine grams of cocaine worth about $720, 13 grams of crack cocaine worth about $1,000, prescription pills, cell phones, scales and packaging materials, and $790 in cash.

Anthony Courchene, 41, is charged with seven weapons, drug trafficking and proceeds of crime-related offences. He was also arrested on two Powerview RCMP warrants related to assault and release order compliance charges.

The 31-year-old male driver and a 33-year-old female passenger face similar charges. The female passenger also faces a charge of possession of a prohibited device, the news release stated.

Courchene was detained in custody, while the two other accused were released on undertakings.