A 22-year-old man has died after a shooting following a soccer game in Winnipeg over the weekend.
The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex on Waverly Street after the final games of the Canada African Cup of Nations were played on Saturday.
Winnipeg police said officers were called at 11:47 p.m. to the complex for a report of a shooting. An unresponsive man was found in the parking lot. He was taken to hospital in critical condition, but was pronounced dead.
He has been identified as Mohamed Yusuf Abdullahi of Winnipeg.
Gode Katembo, a member of the Canada African Cup of Nations executive board, said Monday he was inside the complex helping clean up when he heard what sounded like fireworks.
“I looked over to see what was happening in a parking lot, and I did not see any fireworks,” he said. “I ran immediately across, called everybody who was at the complex, and told them to go in the clubhouse.”
Police said they do not believe the shooting was random, and are asking anyone who witnessed the event to call the homicide unit.
Winnipeg police will be speaking about the homicide at 1 p.m. CTV News Winnipeg will live-stream the event.
This is a developing story. More details to come.