Police say three dead, two injured in shooting in downtown Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say three people are dead and two have critical injuries after a shooting this morning in the city’s downtown core.

Const. Jason Michalyshen told reporters outside police headquarters that officers were called to a residence shortly after 4 a.m. local time, where they located five people with injuries consistent with being shot.

A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene, while the remaining three people were transported to hospital.

One of those, a man, has since died and police say a man and a woman remain in hospital in critical condition.