Blumenort, Man., woman seeks answers after stepfather charged in brother's shooting death
CBC
The sister of a Blumenort man shot and killed at a home in the southeast Manitoba community is remembering her younger brother after their stepfather was charged in his death.
"He was just the best person, the best brother, the best son, the best uncle," said Chanel Jones, who said her brother Dylan Jones, 27, died after being shot on the evening of Aug.1 at their mother's house.
"Everybody loved him. He was just such a good person," she told CBC on Friday.
"He did not deserve this at all."
Steinbach RCMP responded to the residence around 7:45 p.m. after getting a call about a gun being discharged at the home, where Dylan, his mother and his stepfather had gathered for a family barbecue, Chanel said.
Officers and paramedics found Dylan with critical injuries, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dylan's 43-year-old stepfather, Cory Jay Davis, was arrested at the home. He was charged Aug. 2 with criminal negligence causing death with a firearm and multiple firearms offences. He remains in custody.
"I was just in disbelief," Chanel said, who was on her way home from the gym when she found out what happened through another relative.
She said she was shocked when she drove toward her mother's home.
"All I remember is seeing my mother's street taped off and cops everywhere," said Chanel. "I was super confused."
Dylan had recently moved from Winnipeg to Blumenort, about 45 kilometres southeast of the city, to be closer to his family and get away from his struggles with alcohol, Chanel said.
"He was just trying to figure his life out, and he was doing well," said Chanel.
She and Dylan were inseparable when they were younger, and he spent a lot of time with friends and family, including Chanel's son and their sister's son and daughter.
He also enjoyed rapping and spent his free time writing songs. He was supposed to perform at a concert with his brother at the end of the month, something the 27-year-old was looking forward to, Chanel said.
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