Open full screen A section near Langside Street was barricaded by police. Radio-Canada Feature being tested Log inCreate my account Speech synthesis, based on intelligence artificial, allows the generation of spoken text from written text. Winnipeg police said three people lost their lives and two other people were injured on Langside Street in the early hours of Sunday. According to Constable Jason Michalyshen, members of the General Patrol responded to a call indicating that several people had been injured on Langside Street around 4 a.m. Upon arriving at the scene, the police noticed that five people had been hit by bullets. A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Police officers also discovered two men and a woman who were injured and transported them to hospital. However, one of the two men transported to hospital succumbed to his injuries.< /p> The other two victims, a man and a woman, remain in critical condition in hospital. At least five police cars were seen near the Langside Grocery restaurant around 9 a.m. The homicide unit is investigating. Police are trying to confirm the identity of the victims before contacting their loved ones. The Winnipeg Police Service says forensic services will be at the crime scene due to the seriousness of the situation. Jason Michalyshen says that the police do not know the number of suspects in this case, recalling that the investigation was still in its first stages. We're doing our best to figure out what happened, he says. Mr. Michalyshen added that there are no arrests in connection with this killing to his knowledge. He also said that the police do not know if the victims knew each other since their identities remain unknown. It seems that the building where the tragedy took place #x27;has several apartments. It is also unknown if a weapon was recovered. Yellow tape blocked off several homes and apartment buildings on the street Sunday afternoon, with police positioned on either side of the cordoned off area. The -10 degree Celsius temperature limited pedestrian traffic in the area, located about five blocks west of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. Steve, a 20-year resident of the neighborhood, who did not want to reveal his last name, evokes an indescribable atmosphere. There has a vibe here. I don't know how you would describe it. It's not for people who are the most timid, he says. He said the neighborhood has a diverse mix of low-income people. He said his own house had been broken into once since he lived in the neighborhood, but he admitted he left his door unlocked. He was never physically threatened, he specifies. The police hope to obtain information from potential witnesses or videos from a surveillance camera to help in his investigation. This can be very, very important for our investigation, so we would really like to be contacted, notes Officer Michalyshen. more information. She asks anyone who has information on this case to contact police at 204 986-6508 or to contact Échec to crime at 204 786-8477 or online.
By Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116