Man, 31, left in critical condition after shooting in The Pas Friday night: RCMP

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· Posted: Mar 08, 2025 7:10 PM EST | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

A antheral successful captious condition was transferred to Winnipeg from a infirmary in The Pas aft being injured successful a shooting Friday night, 1 successful a drawstring of 3 incidents RCMP successful bluish Manitoba are investigating. 

Mounties archetypal responded to reports of imaginable shots being fired extracurricular a location connected Settee Avenue successful the Pas astatine astir 9 p.m. connected Friday.

After speaking with residents successful the home, constabulary said they couldn't corroborate whether oregon not a firearm was used, RCMP said successful a quality merchandise Saturday afternoon. 

Police added that the Settee Avenue's location was not damaged and officers couldn't find immoderate witnesses to the incident. 

At astir 9:30 p.m., constabulary were dispatched to different location successful The Pas connected Patrick Avenue for reports of a imaginable shooting. 

Inside the home, officers were directed to a 31-year-old man who was suffering from a gunshot wound.

Emergency services transported the antheral to hospital, but helium was aboriginal transferred to Winnipeg successful captious condition, police said.

RCMP said the incidental appears to beryllium targeted and nary 1 other was recovered injured astatine the home. 

At astir 4:45 a.m. Saturday, RCMP were notified a 26-year-old antheral had arrived astatine the infirmary with a gunshot injury.

Police said they spoke with the antheral who told officers helium was changeable portion sitting wrong a conveyance parked extracurricular a location successful Umpherville, a assemblage conscionable extracurricular of The Pas, which is astir 521 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. 

The 26-year-old was released from infirmary with insignificant injuries, RCMP said.

Mounties believe determination is nary menace to the assemblage astatine this clip arsenic the fishy and victims were known to each other. 

The RCMP and its forensic recognition portion proceed to investigate, canvassing the areas wherever the 3 incidents happened, the merchandise said. 

They are asking residents to stay vigilant and telephone 911 to study immoderate suspicious activity. 

Police are besides appealing for immoderate witnesses oregon residents who mightiness person video surveillance connected Patrick Avenue betwixt 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. connected Friday to telephone The Pas detachment astatine 204-627-6204 oregon anonymously via Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-8477.