A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting on Bannerman Avenue.
On May 21, with the assistance of the Manitoba Integrated Violent Offender Apprehension Unit and the Tactical Support Team, Joshua Lloyd Beaulieu was taken into custody. He has been charged with second degree murder, aggravated assault, discharge a restricted firearm or a prohibited firearm with intent, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, possession of firearm, restricted/prohibited weapon, firearm part or ammunition contrary to prohibition order (two counts), and fail to comply with condition of release order (two counts). He remains detained in custody.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred three days earlier.
On May 18, just before 10 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a gun call at a residence in the 600 block of Bannerman Avenue. North District General Patrol officers arrived and located a 21-year-old man and a 23-year-old man who had both been shot.
Officers provided emergency medical care to both victims before they were transported to hospital in critical condition.
The 23-year-old victim died, while the 21-year-old victim was upgraded to stable condition. The deceased victim has been identified as 23-year-old Andrew Chartrand of Winnipeg. The Homicide Unit continued to investigate, which led to the identification and arrest of Beaulieu.
