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Halloween plans change in wake of shootings

Some residents of Winnipeg's north end are changing their Halloween plans, in the wake of three unsolved shootings in the area.

One resident taking family to another part of city for Halloween night

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One of the shootings on Oct. 23 in Winnipeg left this bullet hole in a window on Stella Walk. ((Shaun McLeod/CBC) )
Some residents of Winnipeg's North End are changing their Halloween plans in the wake of three unsolved shootings in the area.

Saturday night marks one week since the area was rocked by three shootings in a 35-minute span. Two men were killed, and a 13-year-old girl was seriously injured. The shootings took place just blocks apart on Stella Walk, Dufferin Avenue and Boyd Avenue.

One resident told CBC News she is planning to take her family by bus to a different part of the city for Halloween, where her youngsters will be safer going door-to-door.

"Why should we have to put our kids in that situation, when we could just go somewhere else and feel a little safer?" Cindy Brian asked.

Winnipeg police have set up a mobile command unit on Selkirk Avenue in the North End, flooding the area with foot and vehicle patrols. ((CBC))

Another resident told CBC News she will let her children go out for Halloween only if arrests are made before Sunday.

Winnipeg police have said they don't want people overly scared but advise everyone to travel in groups.

The Indian and Métis Friendship Centre in Winnipeg is also providing an alternative to trick-or-treating. People there are assembling 400 bags of donated candy to give out on Sunday.

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