Arrest made in Mountain Avenue homicide
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Winnipeg Police have identified the victim and made an arrest in the city’s 23rd homicide of the year.
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Everett Patterson King, 23, has been identified as the victim of the homicide which occurred at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, police said in a release.
The Homicide Unit has arrested and charged a 21-year-old man with second-degree murder.
Police said investigators determined the deceased and the accused were not previously known to each other when they attended a gathering at a residence in the 500 block of Mountain Avenue. After leaving, they had another encounter outside, where the victim was fatally shot. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries.
On Sunday afternoon, police vehicles were stationed in the front and back of a two-storey house between McGregor and Andrews streets, with police tape cordoning off the front entrance and multiple homes across the back lane.
A pair of evidence markers were visible in both the side yard and back lane.
This investigation is continuing. Anyone with information regarding this incident or the involved parties is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 204-986-6508, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS, or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
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