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Manitoba RCMP arrest, charge 22-year-old in connection with Mathias Colomb Cree Nation shooting

Mounties in northern Manitoba have arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting on a First Nation last weekend.

Pukatawagan RCMP arrested and charged Austin Castel with several offences, and recovered the firearm they believe was used in a shooting in Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, according to a Wednesday police news release.

An arrest warrant was issued for the 22-year-old, suspected of involvement in a shooting around 4 a.m. Saturday in the community, which is located about 700 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.

The 36-year-old victim went to the community’s nursing station with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

He told RCMP that he had been threatened by a male inside the vehicle with four other people after being offered a ride. Following a fight, the male fired a gun, a previous police news release said.

The victim escaped, while the two other men and two women in the vehicle were not injured, according to Mounties.

A 16-year-old boy also faces eight charges in connection with the shooting, including discharging a firearm with intent.

Castel has been remanded into custody.

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