A 16-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in Winnipeg’s North End on Saturday morning.
The homicide victim was found when officers responded to a gun call on the 500 block of Boyd Avenue, near Andrews Street, shortly after 6 a.m., said police.
He was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital in critical condition.
A resident who lives nearby said he woke up around 3 a.m. to the sound of three gun shots.
“Next thing, it’s 6 a.m. and there’s five more gun shots,” said the resident, who declined to provide his name.
A memorial set up at the corner of Boyd and Alexander Street identified the victim as a boy named Trey.
A memorial with action figures, empty liquor bottles, flowers and loose cigarettes was on display at the scene Monday afternoon.
A poster board with photos of a male and words of condolence leaned against a telephone poll.
“Always loved” and “long live”, read the poster.
“He’s just a boy, how sad is that,” said one woman who stopped to look at the memorial.
Anyone with information or surveillance video is asked to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).
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