Teen arrested in Manitoba bar shooting that killed one, injured another

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NORWAY HOUSE CREE NATION, MAN. - A 16-year-old boy has turned himself in a day after a fatal shooting on a First Nation in northern Manitoba.

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NORWAY HOUSE CREE NATION, MAN. – A 16-year-old boy has turned himself in a day after a fatal shooting on a First Nation in northern Manitoba.

RCMP had been looking for a suspect after two men were shot on Tuesday at the Playgreen Inn bar on Norway House Cree Nation, about 800 kilometres from Winnipeg.

Police say a 25-year-old man from the community died, while a 38-year-old was treated and released from hospital.

Manitoba RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Manitoba RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

A lockdown order that was put in place after the shooting lasted into Wednesday.

The First Nation says there’s no ongoing threat to the community.

It says the shooting appears to have been targeted.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 29, 2026.

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