Boy, 13, dead and another teen arrested after shooting in northern Manitoba

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CROSS LAKE - A 13-year-old boy is dead after a shooting in northern Manitoba, and police say another teen has been arrested in the case.

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This article was published 17/08/2025 (221 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

CROSS LAKE – A 13-year-old boy is dead after a shooting in northern Manitoba, and police say another teen has been arrested in the case.

RCMP say officers from its detachment in Cross Lake responded to a report of a shooting at a home in Pimicikamak Cree Nation late Saturday afternoon.

Mounties say the officers were advised that a 13-year-old had been shot and was transported to the community’s nursing station, where he was pronounced dead.

An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy and seized a firearm. 

Investigators are treating the death as a homicide.

They say they are not looking for any additional suspects.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 17, 2025.

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