SUMMER QUICHE CLASSIC DISH IS PERFECT FOR THE PATIO {page 16} DON’T BE AFRAID OF DEL TORO MASTER OF HORROR IS A CUDDLY GUY {page 10}
BAD GIRL FILM NOT GOOD TO GO WITH LILO {page 11}
WINNIPEG
Monday, August 22, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
Weekend ‘melee’ kills one Family fight spills into street, cars allegedly used as weapons
A teen girl is accused of killing a man with a van in a chaotic and bizarre weekend incident Winnipeg police say is unlike anything ever seen in the city before. A violent street brawl stemming from a domestic dispute between two families resulted in cars apparently being used as weapons in what investigators are terming “a melee.” Witnesses to the early-Saturdaymorning incident in front of 1047 Garfield St. N. said they heard a man and a woman arguing, fol-
“I’ve never seen anything like it.” WINNIPEG POLICE CONST. JASON MICHALYSHEN
lowed by a minutes-long pause before more arguing started and mayhem broke out on the street. “More and more friends just started showing up,” said one witness who lives nearby. As many as 20 people got involved, with some being armed with weapons like shovels and knives, said police.
Young man suffered life-altering injuries: Source
The fracas escalated to the point at which a minivan and an oldermodel Pontiac were seen smashing into each other, killing an 40year-old man and injuring several others who got in the way. Paramedics and police were flooding the scene as voices shouted, “Let’s go, let’s get out of here,” the witness said. In all, six people were rushed to hospital and two remain remain there today. By 7 a.m. Saturday, the chaos was evident by the presence of several smashed, blood-smeared
vehicles and people’s personal effects strewn in the street. A 21-year-old man is in critical condition and a woman, 39, is listed in stable condition. A police source said the young man suffered major injuries after being run over by one of the vehicles and he may never fully recover. Yesterday, police announced arrests and charges in connection to the case. A 17-year-old girl is accused of manslaughter in connection to the
death, along with two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm to two other victims. Two men, 18 and 39, each face assault with a weapon charges, with the younger man also being accused of assault cause bodily harm. No names were released due to the family nature of the dispute and because a teen has been charged. All three suspects are being held in custody. JAMES TURNER JAMES TURNER/METRO
An older-model Pontiac Parisienne was heavily damaged in a street brawl stemming from an inter-family argument this weekend.