Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday october 30, 2006 winnipegfreepress.coma3 top news brother shot woman screams . Man dead youth hospitalized. Neighbours Call House trouble spot by Bartley Kives o be Man is dead a youth is hospitalized and a third male is in custody after a double shooting sunday afternoon in the West end. The burst of violence led police to draw their weapons As they approached a House in the 700 Block of Simcoe Street. Winnipeg police service duty Insp. Bruce Foster said a Man in his 20s is dead from a gunshot wound to his upper body. He is Winnipeg a 17th homicide victim of 2006. The second gunshot victim a male youth is in Hospital in stable condition while police have an adult Man in Cus Tody and have also retrieved a handgun believed to be used in the Melee. The shooting took place at a rented Simcoe Street residence described by Neighbours As a party House and trouble spot. At about 12 45 p.m., Simcoe resident Dave Daly came Home from Church to find a woman who lives near him screaming in the Street. She said her brother had just been shot said Daly who called 911 while his wife tried to console the woman. Police and ambulances arrived within minutes he said. Daly said the body of the Man who died was found outside the House which police slowly approached with their shot guns and sidearms drawn. Backed up by a canine unit they eventually kicked in the front door. The wounded youth who was also shot in the upper body was conscious when he was taken away by ambulance Daly said. The third Man who has yet to be charged was not injured police said. The House where the shootings took place has been the subject of several complaints from Neighbours who fear the residents Are involved in gangs and drug dealing. People come and go until the wee hours of the morning said Daly claiming he has complained to police three times about the House. Another Neighbour called it a Well known gang its funny that it took somebody get Ting shot for the police to show up said Daly who has lived on Simcoe for 18 months with his wife and kids but is now planning to move. I can to believe it took All this to happen before they did some thing about according to the owner of the House three people have been living at the rented property for More than a year ? a tenant his Girlfriend and one child. The landlord said there have Only been a few complaints about the House and said the tenants have kept a clean House hold. I Don to want to get into any rumours said the landlord who asked not to be named. As police investigated the shootings they enveloped the crime scene and Sev eral other Simcoe Street Homes in Yel Low police tape which acted As a grotesque parody of the Orange Hal Loween decorations on neighbouring Homes. Foster said it is too Early into the investigation for police to speculate about the motive for the shootings. The identity of the dead Man has not been released pending notification of next of Kin. 3 men killed in nightclub shooting one seriously wounded in Edmonton bar by Shannon Montgomery Edmonton ? late night party goers ? some decked out in halloween costumes ? Tore off items of clothing and performed first Aid in a vain Effort to save victims of a shooting at a downtown nightclub Early sunday morning said the clubs manager. Despite their attempts police said three men were killed and one was seriously injured in the altercation at the red Light lounge. Manager so Ireth Suarez said she was behind the clubs main bar when a fight broke out around 2 . She said about 150 people had packed the clubs dance floor and were grooving to rhythm and blues and hip hop music when five or six people began punching each other. Ple screaming she said. Probably be Mayer Thorpe he said referring to Van. There was a fight and the fight broke Down others stayed behind talking to those who had the 2005 murders of four ramp officers in North Wuite said the exact cause of death wont be everything was Fine she said. Been hit and putting pressure on their wounds Ern Alberta. Pinpointed until autopsies Are conducted Mon All was quiet for about two minutes As people using items of clothing in an attempt to staunch one other Man was listed in serious condition Day at the to the dance floor she said and then ? the bleeding. While the others suffered injuries that were con Suarez said she had no idea who had been shot the police received the Call at about 2 30 ., said Side red minor Wuite said. Or who started the fight. She said police were still i just went Down i ducked said Suarez. Peo Jeff Wuite spokesman for the Edmonton police outside the red Light lounge on sunday morn at the building and she had no idea when the Busi ple were service. Ing a Snow covered red velvet rope Hung limply Ness would be allowed to reopen. She said she thought the shots had been fired our officers responded immediately to that from three Silver posts next to the clubs Entrance. She said one of her Security guards had Bee into the air but when she reached the front of the address where we found two adult males already investigating officers donned White booties before Hurt but everyone was Fine Overall physically bar she saw four men on the floor. Deceased Wuite said. Entering the club located in a two Storey Brick but in Shock mentally. Its pretty harsh seeing people there she said a third Man died shortly after being taken to building just South of Jasper Avenue. Police had made no arrests by sunday at noon quietly in a Telephone interview with the Cana Hospital. Several blocks around the scene were blocked but they were interviewing at least 20 witnesses Dian press on sunday afternoon. Wuite said officers told him it had been Many off by cruisers and yellow police tape. Wuite said. There were no specific suspects he then mayhem. Years since three people were killed locally in one around 3 p.m., homicide investigators dressed said although police were confident the Perpe people were trying to get away people run incident. In powder Blue jumpsuits wheeled two bodies tractors would be from the Back door from the front door peo the last time we be seen this number. Would from the club on stretchers to a waiting Silver the investigation is wide open at this ;