A 28-year-old man is charged with discharging a firearm, careless gun storage and unauthorized possession of a gun in a vehicle after a 13-year-old boy was shot in Moose Lake Nov. 2.
Moose Lake RCMP responded to a a report of shots fired on Portage Road around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. They arrived to find the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the nursing station and later transferred to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers identified a suspect vehicle and The Pas RCMP set up a roadblock on Highway 384, stopping a vehicle and arrested six occupants.
Delaney Patchenose, 28, is facing the firearms charges. A 13-year-old boy was arrested on an outstanding warrant for robbery and three counts of failing to comply with a release order. A 15-year-old boy was arrested on an outstanding warrant for two counts each of failing to comply with a release order and failure to comply with a probation order.
Police continue to investigate and say more charges may be laid. The other three occupants of the vehicle were released without charges.
Anyone with information on this incident can call Moose Lake RCMP at 204-678-2399 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be submitted online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
