Man out on bail city’s 16th homicide victim
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This article was published 16/06/2021 (1056 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A man who was out on bail after being arrested in a drug raid last month has become the city’s 16th homicide victim of the year.
Adam Albert Laforrest, 33, of Winnipeg, died in hospital after being assaulted at Main Street and Dufferin Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
A woman on social media expressed sorrow about Laforrest’s death.
“Nooo pls Adam Laforrest why did u have to leave?” said Melaine Duke, a mother of four children.
“I love you so much. You were my one and only love. I’m so sorry. Why did you have to leave me and the kids. What am I gonna do without you?”
Laforrest was arrested for firearm and drug offences on May 2 as part of a sweep of several locations by the guns and gangs unit and tactical support team.
Two of the locations were at an Exchange District hotel, another was at a residence in the Norberry neighbourhood, while a fourth was a storage locker in Inkster Industrial Park.
The raids found more than 668 grams of methamphetamine, about nine grams of cocaine, a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, and more than $8,000 in cash.
Laforrest was charged with several offences, including possession of a prohibited device or ammunition, possession of a firearm knowing its possession was unauthorized, and tampering with the serial number of a firearm.
Another man was also charged and two women face charges in connection with the raid.
Laforrest received a 60-day sentence after being convicted for committing an indecent act in a public place in 2017.
Carla Bridgette Duck, 38, of Winnipeg, has been charged with manslaughter in connection to Laforrest’s death. She has been detained in custody, according to police.
Duck has a previous record, with her most recent conviction in 2013 for a minor assault and breaches of court orders which landed her a sentence of one year of supervised probation.
Police are asking anyone with information about the homicide to call investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
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