WINNIPEG — A man was fatally shot on Saturday after leaving a soccer game in the south end of the city.
Police were called to the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex at 900 Waverley Street at around 11:47 p.m. for a reported shooting in the parking lot.
According to police, emergency crews located an unresponsive man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to hospital in critical condition and pronounced deceased.
He has been identified as Mohamed Yusuf Abdullahi, 22, of Winnipeg.
“He was just exiting through the parking lot, I imagine with a number of other people … there and the shooting occurred,” Const. Dani McKinnon, a spokesperson for the Winnipeg Police Service, told reporters Monday.
Police say they have determined the victim had just finished playing when he was exiting the venue and fatally shot. Investigators don’t believe the incident was random in nature.
A tournament organizer called the shooting a senseless act of violence.
“The community is struggling to process this irreparable loss and painful trauma,” Gode Katembo, a member of the tournament’s executive board, wrote in a statement.
Approximately 100 spectators were present at the game and police are hoping they have information. Anyone who observed anything/anyone suspicious or has photos or videos is asked to contact police at (204) 986-6508 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (204) 786-TIPS.
— With files from The Canadian Press
