Charges laid in connection to fatal Langside Street shooting that killed 4 people

A man who served as a military corporal has been charged in a shooting that claimed the lives of four people in Manitoba’s capital.

Winnipeg police have charged a 32-year-old from Winnipeg in connection to Sunday’s fatal shooting on Langside Street.

WPS says officers were called to a multi-suite home on Langside Street and Sara Avenue shortly after 4 a.m., on Nov. 26, for reports of multiple injured people.

When they arrived, they found five people suffering from gunshot wounds.

A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene and three others — two men and a woman — were taken to hospital in critical condition.

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Police later confirmed that one of the men and the woman had died from their injuries while they were at the hospital.

Police also identified the four people who were killed as 34-year-old Crystal Shannon Beardy, 33-year-old Stephanie Amanda Beardy, 29-year-old Melelek Leseri Lesikel, and 41-year-old Dylan Maxwell Lavallee.

They said Friday morning a 55-year-old man remains in hospital in critical condition.

Sgt. Wade McDonald, with the Winnipeg police homicide unit, said officers identified a suspect Thursday.

“We worked endless hours conducting canvasses, reviewing video, conducting interviews attempting to solve this as quick as we can,” he said.

Since then, police have taken the suspect — 32-year-old Jamie Randy Felix — into custody.

Early Friday, officers arrested Jamie Randy Felix, 32, at a home in the southeast end of the city.

Insp. Jennifer McKinnon said Felix was “safely taken into custody.” He faces four counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.

“This has been a stressful time for not only the Winnipeg Police Service, but the entire city and beyond,” she said.

“It’s times like this that we really need to come together as a community to lend support to one another. We can’t do this alone.”

McKinnon couldn’t say whether the suspect and victims knew each other.

Provincial court records show Felix was on two years supervised probation for an assault that occurred in August 2021.

Felix was at the same apartment building as a man who was causing a disturbance and was later found injured at the bottom of a landing, a sentencing hearing for Felix detailed.

The man spent nine days in the hospital and was treated for a skull fracture and mild abrasions on his face. He was unable to provide police with information relating to the fall due to memory loss and being inebriated at the time.

The sentencing hearing was told Felix turned himself into police two days later.

During the sentencing, he accepted responsibility for the role he played but the hearing didn’t go into detail about what that was.

“I am sorry for everything I did. I should have handled it in a better way,” Felix told the judge.

The hearing noted Felix had no prior criminal record. He had served in the military for several years, working his way up to corporal, and co-operated with police during the assault investigation.

It was also brought up that Felix struggled with substance abuse issues earlier in his life and was seeking addictions treatment.

The judge recognized Felix had taken steps to address underlying issues and had shown growth.

Felix was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assault causing bodily harm. Along with supervised probation, he was to complete counselling and banned from having weapons.

The sisters killed in the shooting were from Lake St. Martin, north of Winnipeg. Family say Stephanie Beardy was living in the community and visiting relatives in Winnipeg, including her sister Crystal Beardy.

Chief Chris Traverse has known the family for years and spent time with them this week as they have been grieving.

“It’s painful. One of my best friends is their brother. I’ve been with him the past couple of days,” Traverse said in an interview Friday.

Traverse commended police for their diligence in locating a suspect, which has brought some relief to the family and community.

“They can start grieving and prepare for funerals that are coming up,” he said.

McDonald said police will be executing several search warrants and interviewing additional witnesses.

Police are still asking if anyone has any more information regarding the shooting to contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-7488.

-With files from the Canadian Press