Winnipeg police have charged a 53-year-old man in the fatal shooting of Melvin Catcheway Jr., who died after being found critically injured in the 600 block of Langside Street on August 29.
Investigators identified Troy Donavan Bernier as a suspect, determining that he and Catcheway — who knew each other — had been involved in an altercation when the 25-year-old victim was shot.
Bernier was arrested on November 28 and is charged with second-degree murder, along with several outstanding warrants for uttering threats and failing to comply with probation. He remains in custody.
Catcheway, a member of Lake St. Martin First Nation living in Winnipeg, was discovered unresponsive by officers shortly before 1 a.m. on the night of the shooting and later died in hospital.
