{"id":702645,"date":"2026-05-30T00:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T00:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/702645\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T00:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T00:10:11","slug":"suspect-in-hospital-after-exchanging-gunfire-with-winnipeg-police-taking-3-hostages-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/702645\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in hospital after exchanging gunfire with Winnipeg police, taking 3 hostages – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man wanted on outstanding warrants took three hostages in a Winnipeg neighbourhood, resulting in shots being fired and the suspect being injured, according to police.<\/p>\n

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The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) said people in the Polo Park area recognized the wanted man\u00a0and\u00a0informed\u00a0police who passed the tip along to\u00a0the Manitoba\u00a0Integrated Violent Apprehension Unit. When officers arrived and\u00a0tried to arrest\u00a0the man,\u00a0he\u00a0ran.<\/p>\n

After he fled, officers chased him and he eventually broke into a home at the 400 block of King Edward Street, police said. There, he took three people inside as hostages around 11 a.m. on Friday, WPS Const. Pat Saydak told reporters that afternoon.<\/p>\n

At that point, shots were fired, police said.<\/p>\n

Two of the hostages were\u00a0freed\u00a0by officers, who\u00a0noticed\u00a0a fire inside the\u00a0house while they tried, and\u00a0succeeded,\u00a0to free\u00a0the\u00a0remaining hostage,\u00a0Saydak\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

Police say to the best of their\u00a0knowledge,\u00a0they believe the three hostages were teenagers.<\/p>\n

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The suspect, who was not named by police, then left out the back door, but officers were waiting for him, police said.<\/p>\n

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A second exchange of gunfire occurred outside the home, according to Saydak.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were no injuries to any of the hostages or the police. (The) fire was successfully extinguished and the house is secure,\u201d\u00a0the constable said.<\/p>\n

The suspect received emergency first aid and was taken to hospital. The severity of his injuries is unknown.<\/p>\n

Residents in the neighbourhood said police officers instructed them to go inside during the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was watching to see what was going on and then I noticed that there (was) the SWAT Team. They had ambulances sitting on the side,\u201d said resident Sherry Lukianchuk.<\/p>\n

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About an hour and a half later, she said she heard \u201cseveral gunshots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Staff at nearby Stevenson-Britannia School were advised by police to initiate hold and secure measures during the incident, the St. James-Assiniboia School Division (SJASD) said in a statement to Global News.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe school day continued inside the school with doors locked and no visitors allowed in or out of the building,\u201d according to the statement from the SJASD.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOut of an abundance of caution, neighbouring SJASD schools also initiated voluntary hold and secures. School Administrators lifted these measures after determining the situation did not impact their student populations and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saydak\u00a0said police do not believe the suspect was related to the hostages.<\/p>\n

The Independent Investigation Unit, Manitoba\u2019s police watchdog, is now involved.<\/p>\n

WPS did not say what charges the man\u00a0was wanted on,\u00a0or if a weapon was recovered from the scene.<\/p>\n

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