A 16-year-old girl who died after being shot by Winnipeg police was driving a stolen vehicle used in the robbery of a Liquor Mart, police say.
A 16-year-old girl who died after being shot by Winnipeg police was driving a stolen vehicle used in the robbery of a Liquor Mart, police say.
A group of five teens, all 15 or 16 years old, are accused of robbing the store in the Sage Creek neighbourhood just before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
They allegedly stole alcohol while threatening to harm staff, before leaving in a stolen SUV.
A police cruiser that responded to the robbery was rammed by the SUV, which then sped off, police said.
Other police units responded and gave chase. The SUV collided with a number of other cars before a final crash brought it to a stop at the intersection of Lagimodiere Boulevard and Fermor Avenue.
Officers approached the stopped SUV and the girl was shot, police said.
Police Chief Danny Smyth did not say how many shots were fired or how many officers fired their guns. He also couldn’t say why police opene