(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Gimli RCMP have arrested two suspects following a shooting incident in Riverton during the early hours of January 22.
Police responded to reports of gunfire at approximately 12:30 a.m. While en route, officers learned that a male victim had left the scene and was travelling toward Gimli. They intercepted his vehicle on Highway 8, where they found a 27-year-old man from the RM of Bifrost and his 22-year-old female passenger from Riverton. Neither was injured.
According to the victim, he had been parked outside the Riverton hockey arena when a suspect approached and fired a gun at his vehicle, shattering the driver’s side and rear windows. The shooter, later identified as a 30-year-old man from Riverton, fled the scene but was arrested without incident at a residence south of the community.
During the investigation, RCMP determined that the victim’s passenger, Erika Reydal, 22, was also allegedly involved in the shooting. Both Reydal and Bradley Hokanson, 30, were arrested and later released on conditions for a future court date. They are facing multiple charges, including:
Gimli RCMP continue to investigate.
