Woman in hospital following New Year’s shooting at Winnipeg lounge

Winnipeg police say a woman is in hospital after a shooting on New Year’s Day at a lounge on St. Mary’s Avenue.

WPS responded to a report of a shooting around 1:30 a.m. along St. Mary’s Avenue near Donald Street. Reports indicated that after the woman was shot, the suspect fled the scene.

When officers arrived, they found the woman suffering from a gunshot wound and began providing medical assistance, before paramedics arrived and took her to a hospital.

Police say through the initial stages of the investigation, the woman is not believed to have been the target of the shooting.

No charges have been laid.

Anyone with any information, is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.

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