Gang-related Shooting Gone Bad for Member in Winnipeg Downtown, As Police Ignore 911 Calls

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Winnipeg police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot outside of a downtown bar.

The shooting occurred at around 2 a.m. Sunday in the area of Bannatyne Avenue and Main Street outside of Opera Ultralounge.

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Police say a group of men were involved in a confrontation before the shooting occurred.

Police believe it’s possible other victims were also involved.




Family and friends of weekend homicide victim Rustom Vito Paclipan are shocked Winnipeg police cancelled a 911 call less than four minutes before the 23-year-old man was shot dead on Main Street.

Rustom Vito Paclipan, 23, was shot and killed outside Opera nightclub on Main Street in Winnipeg on Sunday.

 

Opera Ultra lounge- Scene of shooting

The call was cancelled by someone internally at the Winnipeg Police Service.

Chief Devon Clunis on Tuesday ordered an investigation into why that happened and has put the staff involved on administrative leave.

Paclipan's friends told CBC News they believe if police responded to that first call, which came in at 1:39 a.m. on Sunday, the shooting outside Opera nightclub might have been prevented and Paclipan would be alive today.

"Everyone is upset. They just don't understand. They thought that the [911 call] would have been their number one priority. It was easy for the suspect to kill my friend Rustom because no one was there," said Paclipan's close friend Lucy Bouathong.