On September 23, 2022, at approximately 6:20 pm, Dauphin RCMP responded to a report of an assault and shots fired on 6th Avenue Southwest in Dauphin, Manitoba.
Officers responded immediately to the scene and located a 27-year-old female victim and a 58-year-old male victim, but the suspects had fled.
Initial investigation has determined that the victims were confronted by two females when they were entering a business. During the altercation, the female victim was struck in the head with a hard object and the male victim was cut. The suspects left the area.
The victims got in their vehicle and began to leave the scene when a male fired a firearm at the victims' vehicle, striking the passenger side. The gunshot did not strike anyone. The victims were treated at hospital and released.
On September 26, 2022, at approximately 11:40 am, Dauphin RCMP arrested the male suspect. Peter Flatfoot, 27, of Dauphin, had a modified firearm on him at the time of the arrest. He is facing multiple firearms-related charges as well as Mischief and Resist Arrest.
The two female suspects remain at large.
If you have information, please call Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.