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Teen Charged in Random Shooting Death of Winnipeg Man

April 27, 2019 11:06 AM | News


Winnipeg Police Logo CrestWinnipeg police say a man who was fatally shot on April 18 was the victim of a random robbery.

Joselito Fernandez, 53, was walking along the rail line near the 1000 block of Selkirk Avenue when he was approached by an unknown man at around 3 a.m.

Police say Fernandez was robbed of his property and then shot. He later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Investigators working the case arrested a suspect on Friday in the area of Redwood Avenue and Battery Street.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder, failing to comply with a probation order and several firearms offences.


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