Thompson RCMP responded to reports of a shooting in front of Thompson’s Best Value Inn & Suites around 2:30 a.m. Oct. 19.
Upon arrival, officers located a male that had been shot and administered first aid. The 30-year-old victim from Lake Manitoba First Nation was then transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Even though the shooter remains at large, detachment officer-in-charge Insp. Brian Edmonds told the Thompson Citizen that the area around the hotel, at the intersection of Quartz Street and Thompson Drive North, is secure and that there is no concern for public safety at this time.
Anybody with information about this crime can call the Thompson RCMP detachment at 204-677-6909.