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Winnipeg police have released more information on the identities of two people who died following a fatal shooting in the city’s North End last week.
Police say the teenage victim is a 16-year-old boy from Sagkeeng, Man. They go on to identify the adult victim as 32-year-old Jason Robert Baker, a member of Hollow Water First Nation, who lives in Winnipeg.
Last Thursday, officers responded to a report of gunfire at about 5:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Boyd Avenue.
They found two injured individuals at the scene and took them to hospital both in critical condition.
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Both the 16-year-old and Baker later died from their injuries.
At the time of his death, Baker was the subject of a warrant issued by Regina police for being “unlawfully at large.” The police service said this was due to Baker breaching his release conditions, that included requiring him to reside at a specific address in Regina. He also had to abide by a curfew.
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They did not provide further details about the release conditions.
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No arrests have been made as of Tuesday, but police said the homicide unit continues to investigate.
The deaths last Thursday were the city’s eighth and ninth homicides this year. By comparison, the city saw a total of 22 homicides in the entirety of 2025.
Four of this year’s nine homicides were identified by police as gun related. According to preliminary statistics from police, 40 per cent of last year’s homicides were gun related.
Anyone who may have information about the incident, including CCTV, cellphone or dashcam video from the area at the time, is asked to contact police.
—with files from Global News’ Prisha Dev
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