3 arrested following homicide of beer vendor employee: Winnipeg police
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The Winnipeg Police Service says arrests have been made in connection with the death of a man at a beer vendor earlier this month.
Three men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 19-year-old beer vendor employee earlier this month.
Winnipeg police announced the arrests in the homicide of John Barrion on Monday, confirming he was killed at his workplace in the 1400 block of Notre Dame Avenue on Feb. 15.
“We can now acknowledge this incident was a robbery and a subsequent shooting was involved,” said Const. Dani McKinnon with the Winnipeg Police Service.
Barrion later died from his injuries in hospital.
Three men were charged in connection with Barrion’s death.
Police said William Arthur Sampson, 51, was arrested on Feb. 25 after a Grant Park area home was searched. He was charged with second-degree murder, as well as a number of weapon-related offences.