RCMP have charged three men from Pine Creek FN in connection with an attempted murder incident earlier this week.
On April 12, 2011, just before 7pm, Winnipegosis RCMP were dispatched to the scene of a shooting on Pine Creek FN.
Initial investigation indicates that there were a number of males fighting at the location. A firearm was discharged and a 34-year-old man from Duck Bay, Manitoba, was struck. He was treated and released from hospital with non life threatening injuries.
36-year-old Dallas Wallace Simpson and 34-year-old Neil Clayton McLeod, both of Pine Creek FN, have been charged with attempted murder With a firearm, careless use of a firearm and discharging a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Both Simpson and McLeod remain in custody and have made a first appearance in Dauphin Provincial Court.
A 26-year-old man from Pine Creek FN was also arrested and is facing charges of assault causing bodily harm uttering threats to kill and breach of probation. He has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Dauphin Provincial Court in June, 2011.
Winnipegosis RCMP with the assistance of Dauphin Major Crimes continue to investigate.
