A man is dead after police responding to a report of gunshots found him badly injured in a central Winnipeg apartment early Saturday.

Officers responded to a report of gunshots heard in an apartment on the 500 block of Furby Street, just south of&nbsp;Sargent Avenue, shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release.

The officers found the seriously injured man inside of one of the suites. He was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead.

Police did not release the man's&nbsp;age or name, but say&nbsp;they are now investigating the incident as a homicide.

Manitoba had country's 2nd-highest homicide rate in 2021: Statistics Canada

There were 788 homicides in the country last year — up three per cent from 2020. It marked the highest rate of homicides in Canada since 2005.

An arrangement of flowers and candles on a concrete step.

Friends and neighbours of a local store grieve the death of the owners mother after a suspected arson.

Vigil for Jung Ja Shin mother who died after suspected Arson

'There's no such thing as closure,' says Winnipeg advocate for families of homicide victims

An advocate for families of homicide victims in Winnipeg says she's saddened to hear of the high number of violent deaths in the city so far this year, while an associate professor from the University of Winnipeg's department of criminology says he's not surprised the numbers are climbing.

Karen Wiebe, executive director of the Manitoba Organization for Victim Assistance (MOVA), says every one of the 96 people who submitted victim impact statements in Cooper Nemeth's case have a right to be heard.

Karen Wiebe, MOVA

Since the death of her son, Karen Wiebe now speaks to children and teens about staying away from drugs, and advocates for families of homicide victims.

Anyone with information about the man's death is asked to call the Winnipeg police homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).

Fox Lake Cree Nation's decades-long fight for reserve land

Despite treaty agreements, most of Fox Lake Cree Nation's home territory has never been designated reserve land, which led to community members being displaced from their homes as northern Manitoba hydroelectric dams were built in the 1960s. After decades of waiting and negotiating, Fox Lake says it's time for the federal government to settle. 

Conway Arthurson, a negotiator for Fox Lake Cree Nation with the federal government, stands by traditional lands flooded as a result of hydro development. 

Conway Arthurson

Healing Together: New sculpture at Brandon University dedicated to truth, reconciliation

A new sculpture dedicated to truth and reconciliation is also a symbol of personal healing for the artist who helped create it. Cree artist Kevin McKenzie had to revisit the experiences of his late father, a residential school survivor, while leading the Brandon University team that came up with Healing Together, which was dedicated Friday.

A man in a buckskin jacket stands in front of a tall metal sculpture.

Kevin McKenzie speaks at the smudging ceremony for ÒHealing Together Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at Brandon University.

HEALING TOGETHER

Kevin McKenzie, right, speaks during the smudging ceremony for Healing Together, a new sculpture dedicated to truth and reconciliation on the campus of Brandon University.

Mounties ask for help identifying man involved in serious incident in Portage la Prairie area

Manitoba RCMP are asking for help identifying a man they said was involved in a serious incident west of Winnipeg Friday evening.

Surveillance camera photo of a man with a grey beard and camouflage jacket.

RCMP are requesting the public's help in identifying the male in this photo. They say he was involved in a serious incident in the Portage la Prairie area Friday evening.

Male wanted in serious Portage incident

RCMP are requesting the public's help in identifying the man in this photo. They say he was involved in a serious incident in the Portage la Prairie area Friday evening.

Police are seen outside of an apartment on Furby Street in Winnipeg late Saturday morning, after a man was found there shortly before 2 a.m. with serious injuries. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Man dead after early morning shooting on Furby Street: Winnipeg police

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