Gimli RCMP respond to shooting in Riverton

July 31, 2024
Riverton, Manitoba

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On July 28, 2024, at approximately 10:50 pm, Gimli RCMP received a report of shots fired at a residence located in Riverton.

Officers attended and were informed that four male suspects, one of them armed with a firearm, had entered a home in Riverton where they confronted two adult males.

An altercation took place resulting in the firearm being discharged.

A 44-year-old male, from Lynn Lake, was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries where he remains in stable condition. The other victim, a 33-year-old male from Riverton, was not injured.

Gimli RCMP is asking anyone with information in relation to this incident to contact the Gimli RCMP Detachment at 204-642-5106, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Gimli RCMP continue to investigate.

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Robert Cyrenne, Director Communications and Media Relations

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File number: 2024-1075041

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