Woman shot at Wellington Crescent apartment, boyfriend arrested next day: police

A man is charged with aggravated assault after a woman suffered “a life-altering injury” after being shot.

The woman, 25, was rushed to hospital in critical condition early Sunday and remained there Tuesday morning, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release.

Police said the man, 28, and the victim were “involved in an altercation” at an apartment on the 200 block of Wellington Crescent at about 2:15 a.m. The man pulled out a handgun, and the woman was shot at close range during the altercation, the WPS said.

“Seriously injured, she escaped the building and waved down members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service in the area, who provided her with emergency medical care,” the release said.

The man got in a vehicle and drove away before police arrived at the apartment. The WPS major crimes unit obtained a warrant of arrest for Machuor Machar Akau.

Police were told Monday afternoon that Akau was in the area of Fermor Avenue and Beaverhill Road in Southdale, and officers arrested him there at about 1:40 p.m.

Akau was detained in custody. A WPS spokeswoman said she could not say whether he possessed the gun legally.