A teenager is in custody following a shooting at a northern Manitoba First Nation that killed one man and sent the community into lockdown.
Manitoba RCMP said Wednesday afternoon that a 16-year-old male from Thompson, Man., turned himself in to the Norway House RCMP detachment and is now in custody.
The investigation continues, and charges have not officially been laid.
Mounties were called Tuesday night to a disturbance in Norway House Cree Nation, located roughly 800 kilometres north of Winnipeg, at the Playgreen Inn bar. RCMP say they found two men just south of Lagoon Road suffering from gunshot wounds.
One of the injured, a 25-year-old man, died from his injuries. A second victim, a 38-year-old man, was treated and released from hospital.
In a Wednesday morning news release, Norway House Cree Nation said it’s believed the shooting was a targeted act.
The community was put in lockdown after the shooting, which was lifted Wednesday afternoon.
With files from The Canadian Press
