Donald Street closed at Broadway
1:41 PM
City police and the fire paramedic service closed off part of Donald Street downtown while they responded to a mental health incident at an apartment block Friday.
Police were sent to the area earlier in the afternoon and remained in the area at about 1:30 p.m.
Donald Street was closed between Broadway and the Midtown Bridge.
Student hit by vehicle in northeast Winnipeg
1:40 PM
A River East Transcona School Division student was struck by a vehicle on her way to school Friday morning.
A spokesman for the school division confirmed the “minor accident.”
“Their parent was contacted, picked them up, and it was recommended to take them to the doctor for assessment,” the spokesman said.
The Winnipeg Police Service was told about the collision.
The school division did not say which school the student attends or provide any other information.
Kidnapper shot himself during crime: RCMP
1:16 PM
Two people have been charged in a kidnapping, including one who suffered life-threatening injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
RCMP were called about a shooting outdoors at Gods Lake Narrows at 8 a.m. Monday and found a 35-year-old man who had been shot.
He was transported to Winnipeg for treatment and was in hospital in stable condition Friday, RCMP said.
An investigation found the man and a 28-year-old woman kidnapped a 28-year-old man at gunpoint, took him to the shooting location and confined him there, RCMP said.
Mountie said the older man suffered the self-inflicted wound while committing the crime. No one else was hurt.
The two accused have been charged with kidnapping with a firearm and forcible confinement. Mounties did not release their names. The woman remains in custody.
More charges are expected, police said Friday.