There was a second victim in the shooting of the big summer fair in Winnipeg – an 11-year-old boy.
A 16-year-old boy was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being shot in the Red River Exhibition Park around 7pm on Monday; his condition stabilized the next day, police said.
Major crime investigators found on Tuesday that there was a second victim of the shooting – an 11-year-old boy who was a passerby was also hit by a bullet, police said in a press release on Thursday.
The boy, who did not know the others involved in the shooting, was with his mother when the bullet hit him in the lower body.
The boy’s mother took him from the chaotic shooting to a hospital, where he was treated with a gunshot wound and released. The police were later notified.
Two 17-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl, who have already been charged in connection with the shooting of the 16-year-old, are now charged with an additional charge of aggravated assault in connection with the shooting of the 11-year-old.
Earlier, the 15-year-old girl and the 17-year-old boy were charged with firearms and assault crimes, while the other 17-year-old boy was charged with assault and released.
They are all currently in custody.
The three were found in a taxi in the Shawnee Heights area, near Tyndall Avenue and Burrows Avenue, shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Monday. A loaded pistol was found near them, the police announced.
Fort Rouge and East Fort Gary Kaun. Sherry Rollins said she feared an accidental person would be injured given the level of gun violence in the city this spring and summer.
“There have been too many shots in the last few weeks,” said Rollins, who is chairing the executive committee’s defense.
“I hear the violence we see from the emergency departments and that they were very scared of it, so sad, unfortunately it was something that was expected and why I was really strong in the calls for change. “
She wants to see more police officers step away from investigative duties to patrol the streets.
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