On May 29, 2024, RCMP Major Crime Services arrested the 35-year-old male in relation to the April 1, 2024, kidnapping of a 28-year-old male in Gods Lake Narrows.
George Amos WATT, of God's Lake First Nation, has been charged with Kidnapping with a Firearm, Possession of a Loaded Prohibited Firearm, Possession of a Firearm while Prohibited, Possession of a Firearm knowing its Possession is Unauthorized and Fail to Comply with Probation.
George Watt was remanded into custody
Gods Lake Narrows RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crime Services, continue to investigate.
On April 1, 2024, at approximately 8:00 am, Gods Lake Narrows RCMP received a report of a shooting at an outdoor location in the community of Gods Lake Narrows. When officers arrived on scene, a 35-year-old male was found to have been shot and suffering life-threatening injuries. He was transported to Winnipeg for treatment, and he now remains in hospital in stable condition.
RCMP Major Crime Services attended to the community to take carriage of the investigation. The investigation determined that the 35-year-old male and a 28-year-old female had kidnapped a 28-year-old male at gunpoint and taken him to the outdoor location and confined him there. While in the commission of this offence, the 35-year-old male suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The other two individuals were not physically injured.
The 35-year-old male and the 28-year-old female are both charged with Kidnapping with a Firearm and Forcible Confinement. The female suspect remains in custody.
The investigation continues with the assistance of the RCMP Forensic Identification Section. Additional charges are anticipated.