On June 19, 2016 at approximately 3:15am, Whitemouth RCMP responded to a residence in Elma, Manitoba after receiving a report of a man who had returned to a house party with firearms and was acting in a threatening manner.
Firearms seized by RCMP.
Upon arriving at the scene, police discovered that the suspect was no longer but heard multiple gunshots in the vicinity. Witnesses described the suspect as having a handgun and a semi-automatic rifle.
Due to the description of the weapons, the amount of shots heard in the area and to protect community and officer safety, RCMP immediately deployed multiple resources to Elma, including its Critical Incident Command Post, Tactical Armoured Vehicle, Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services. Officers from several neighbouring detachments, many equipped with semi-automatic rifles, were also utilized as RCMP flooded the area in an attempt to quickly locate the male suspect.
Police say that the male suspect’s truck was located at a residence just north of Elma and the scene was quickly contained by RCMP personnel. At approximately 10:15am, the suspect exited the residence and was placed into custody without incident.
All resources were required to bring this situation to a peaceful conclusion.
A search warrant for the property was granted and the RCMP located a total of 18 firearms, including the one suspected to have been used in this offence – an AR-15. Located with the AR-15 was a prohibited 30 round magazine as well as a prohibited 20 round magazine (with 20 rounds loaded). In total, 18 firearms were found in and around the residence .
RCMP report that the male suspect, 42-year-old Trevor Ewanochko from the RM of Whitemouth, has been charged with 33 counts of various weapons and threat related offences.
