2 sisters among 4 victims of West Broadway mass shooting
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Two sisters from a Manitoba First Nation are among the four people killed in a shooting in Winnipeg's West Broadway neighbourhood that happened early Sunday morning.
Crystal Shannon Beardy, 34, Stephanie Amanda Beardy, 33, Melelek Leseri Lesikel, 29, and Dylan Maxwell Lavallee, 41, died after being shot on Langside Street, police said Monday in a news release.
Crystal and Stephanie Beardy were sisters, their mother Beverley Beardy has confirmed to CBC News.
Crystal, a mother of two boys, died at the scene, while Stephanie, a mother of two girls, died in hospital last night after being taken off life support, her family said.
The sisters were members of Lake St. Martin First Nation, police said Monday.
The families of all four have been notified. Lesikel's family lives in the United States and Kenya, while Lavallee's family is in Winnipeg, Insp. Jennifer McKinnon said.
A 55-year-old man who was also shot remains in hospital in critical condition, police said.
No arrests have been made at this point and no suspects have been identified, Winnipeg police Chief Danny Smyth said at Monday's news conference.
"This is a dangerous offender, in my view, and we must do everything that we can to identify that person and take them into custody," he said.
Police are also trying to determine whether there was more than one shooter, Smyth said.
Officers are doing everything they can to make an arrest as soon as possible and help residents feel safe, including increasing patrols in the area, Smyth said.
"We will do everything we can to discover why this happened and who was involved," he said. "This is an extremely troubling event and it certainly has shocked the community."
Smyth said the shooting happened in a unit of a multi-suite dwelling, but that he couldn't say why the five victims were in the home together.
Beyond that, he said he couldn't give other details because police are still in the early stages of their investigation.
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