Winnipeg triple-shooting from 2010 still unsolved
Winnipeg friendship centre still holding 'safe Halloween' event that was sparked by shootings
Three years after Winnipeg's North End was shaken by three shootings in one night, police say they need people's help in solving the cases.
On Oct. 23, 2010, two men were killed and a 13-year-old girl was seriously injured in shootings that took place blocks apart on Stella Walk, Dufferin Avenue and Boyd Avenue.
All three shootings, which police believe were related, remain unsolved. No arrests have been made to date.
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Police say their investigation is not over, but they believe the people who could help are staying tight-lipped.
"We believe someone has … further information with respect to the suspect, possibly information with respect to what they observed, what they saw leading up to these events," Const. Jason Michalyshen told CBC News.
Michalyshen acknowledged that fear may be a reason why people haven't come forward.
"Without a doubt, there's going to be a level of fear that's going to, you know, fall on that community," he said.
"We, as a police agency, have to do our best, do whatever we can, to provide some sort of reassurance."
Anyone with information about the shootings can submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers, Michalyshen said.
Safe Halloween event popular
In the days after the shootings, as North End families feared for their safety, the Indian and Métis Friendship Centre organized an indoor Halloween event so children had a safer alternative to trick-or-treating outside.
This year, the friendship centre is gearing up for another busy Halloween event.
Glen Cochrane, the centre's board president, says 500 children took part in the safe Halloween event in 2010.
More than 2,000 children went trick-or-treating at the friendship centre last year, and Cochrane said he expects even more kids to attend this year.
Police presence welcome
Cochrane said he has seen positive changes in the North End in the years following the shootings.
"There was a sense of insecurity and the paranoia at that time and people were … watching their kids a lot closer," he said.
Cochrane said while parents still watch their children closely, "there's more of a sense of security with the police presence on bike and on foot."
He said he also believes the shootings will be solved and whoever is responsible will be caught.
"In my heart, you know, I think it will be because people will talk," he said.
"It may take a year or two, maybe four years, five years, but eventually it will be solved."