A manhunt by Saskatchewan RCMP ended with the arrest of a suspect who fled the scene after Manitoba RCMP fatally shot another man Wednesday in Niverville, 25 km south of Winnipeg. David Frank Burling, 29, was arrested without incident near Springside, Sask., 25 km northwest of Yorkton, following a search lasting several hours.An unidentified woman was also arrested.The 3 a.m. shooting occurred after a police pursuit responding to a 12:40 a.m. report from RCMP about a stolen Ford F-350, Winnipeg police said at a press conference Wednesday.A Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) helicopter tracked the vehicle for an hour until it stopped in a parking lot in the Providence University College area, south of Niverville. The driver of the stolen truck rammed a police cruiser when it entered the lot.Police fired their weapons and the truck drove off with the helicopter in pursuit until it stopped in a Niverville parking lot.The driver got into another vehicle and took off. An unidentified male discovered in the Ford F-350 with a gunshot wound died before the ambulance arrived.A female passenger unsuccessfully tried to make a run for it. Winnipeg Deputy Chief Art Stannard said the suspects, all from Winnipeg were known to police. RCMP had warned them they had criminal history and could be armed.Police declined specifics on the shooting which will be investigated by the watchdog Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba that looks into all serious police incidents.Const. Claude Chancy only said a long gun might not be available to officers who always have a sidearm with them in a cruiser.A Winnipeg police cruiser with about a dozen bullet holes in the windshield and a damaged front end was at the site.According to CBC News, Manitoba court files show Burling has prior convictions dating back years.
A manhunt by Saskatchewan RCMP ended with the arrest of a suspect who fled the scene after Manitoba RCMP fatally shot another man Wednesday in Niverville, 25 km south of Winnipeg. David Frank Burling, 29, was arrested without incident near Springside, Sask., 25 km northwest of Yorkton, following a search lasting several hours.An unidentified woman was also arrested.The 3 a.m. shooting occurred after a police pursuit responding to a 12:40 a.m. report from RCMP about a stolen Ford F-350, Winnipeg police said at a press conference Wednesday.A Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) helicopter tracked the vehicle for an hour until it stopped in a parking lot in the Providence University College area, south of Niverville. The driver of the stolen truck rammed a police cruiser when it entered the lot.Police fired their weapons and the truck drove off with the helicopter in pursuit until it stopped in a Niverville parking lot.The driver got into another vehicle and took off. An unidentified male discovered in the Ford F-350 with a gunshot wound died before the ambulance arrived.A female passenger unsuccessfully tried to make a run for it. Winnipeg Deputy Chief Art Stannard said the suspects, all from Winnipeg were known to police. RCMP had warned them they had criminal history and could be armed.Police declined specifics on the shooting which will be investigated by the watchdog Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba that looks into all serious police incidents.Const. Claude Chancy only said a long gun might not be available to officers who always have a sidearm with them in a cruiser.A Winnipeg police cruiser with about a dozen bullet holes in the windshield and a damaged front end was at the site.According to CBC News, Manitoba court files show Burling has prior convictions dating back years.
