Thursday, March 28, 2024
ADVT 
National

Two teenage boys 14 and 15 arrested and charged with first degree murder in a chain of unrelated shootings in Winnipeg

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 05 Jul, 2020 03:43 AM
  • Two teenage boys 14 and 15 arrested and charged with first degree murder in a chain of unrelated shootings in Winnipeg

Some tragic news out of Winnipeg with a crime unimaginable and unfathomable. 

A chain of unrelated shootings in Winnipeg has left one woman dead and many others wounded this week and has resulted in the arrest of a second teenage boy by police. According to police a 15 year old male is charged with first-degree murder and a list of other serious offences that have to do with three of the four attacks, all of which happened on the same day. 

The first shooting took place on Canada Day at around 2:27am.  A 44 year old male had been shot and then hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Balmoral Street near Cumberland Avenue.  Police allege that the 15-year-old and another 14 year old charged on Friday were involved in that shooting. Police believe the two boys knew each other but did not know any of the victims. Investigators still don't know what triggered the shootings.

Police believe the two teens split up and not too long after the first shooting on Canada Day during that time the 14-year-old shot a 17-year-old girl on Isabel Street between Pacific and Bannatyne Avenues.  Police said they think that girl was with another man or boy at the time, though they have not been able to identify him.

Early morning at 3:15am the same day, Danielle Cote, 27, and her 18-year-old cousin were walking down Flora Avenue near Salter Street when Cote was shot and killed. Her cousin was wounded and taken to hospital in stable condition. Police allege that the same two teens were also involved in that shooting.

Early the next morning, officers responded to another shooting where two men had been wounded. One of them, who is 40, was taken to hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound.

Police said investigators believe the two boys were also responsible for that incident. Police decided it was pertinent to take the 14 year old boy into custory first even though police suspected two people were involved in the shootings.

The police didn't explain why they made that decision other than saying that it is an ongoing investigation. 

After the first teen was taken into custody, police worked to find the second boy. On Friday afternoon, the 15-year-old was arrested at a residence in the city's Dufferin area. The teen was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Cote's death, as well as with one count each of aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent, and two counts each of attempted murder and failing to comply with release conditions.

Neither teenage boy can be named due to being under 18.  Police are still investigating, though they don't expect any more arrests directly related to the shootings. 

MORE National ARTICLES

'Queue jumpers' not welcome in B.C. as COVID-19 U.S. cases rise: B.C. premier

'Queue jumpers' not welcome in B.C. as COVID-19 U.S. cases rise: B.C. premier
British Columbia's premier has a message for Americans coming across the border on their way to Alaska: Do not stop in the province while COVID-19 cases continue rising in the United States.

'Queue jumpers' not welcome in B.C. as COVID-19 U.S. cases rise: B.C. premier

Psychiatrists, Ontario liable for patient abuse

Psychiatrists, Ontario liable for patient abuse
Two psychiatrists have been found liable for the harm they caused inmates at a maximum security mental-health facility, who said the mistreatment they endured amounted to torture.

Psychiatrists, Ontario liable for patient abuse

Tories ask watchdog to probe WE Charity deals

Tories ask watchdog to probe WE Charity deals
The Conservatives are asking the federal procurement watchdog to review the circumstances around several sole-sourced contracts between the Liberal government and WE Charity.

Tories ask watchdog to probe WE Charity deals

FN group rejects advice to reinstate Beyak

FN group rejects advice to reinstate Beyak
A coalition of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors are rejecting new recommendations to lift Sen. Lynn Beyak's suspension from the Senate.

FN group rejects advice to reinstate Beyak

Mask mandates raise accessibility concerns

Mask mandates raise accessibility concerns
Experts and advocates say mandatory mask policies will only work if they're backed up by efforts to provide access and education to vulnerable populations.

Mask mandates raise accessibility concerns

High court won't hear new pipeline appeal

High court won't hear new pipeline appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

High court won't hear new pipeline appeal