Collaboration and other safety measures a priority, says Winnipeg mayor – Winnipeg | 24CA News
A collaborative effort between the town of Winnipeg and its police service is being checked out as one of many some ways to make the downtown core safer.
Other approaches have additionally been lauded as potential security measures. Mayor Scott Gillingham mentioned one such manner is by having individuals stay downtown, explaining that “there is strength in numbers.”
This comes every week after a 17-year-old was attacked by a bunch of individuals leaving a live performance exterior the Canada Life Centre. He stays in hospital in essential situation.
“We can’t just stand for and be okay with people randomly being attacked, (as well as) this kind of violence downtown,” mentioned Gillingham. “That’s why there’s concerted efforts right now… to make the downtown safer.”
Const. Shawn Black was one of many officers first on the scene on the June 17 assault. He mentioned it was unhappy figuring out that whereas individuals have been out celebrating, an adolescent was the sufferer to an “act of savage violence.”
“We were actually just coming out of the police station right when that happened,” mentioned Black. “We were able to gather up some witnesses that saw it.”
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