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Anybody hear about this happening in the east end along with a home invasion?

Yes!  
Wondering what the heck is happening in Brandon!!!!!!

Could this be a house between Fredrick and Russell on Lorne that had police presence and its taped off

I was at work today, But my boyfriend was out back working on the car. He heard gun shots go off and then saw a white suv speeding through our back lane. It came to a stop less about a block from us when cops arrived.

There was a home invasion just prior to the second event where the shots were fired 2 blocks away.  
 
White SUV and 2 in custody with weapons. More possibly at large.

Someone said Russell .... 100 block?  
Everyone's ok? What happened?

This is from CBC's local reporter about the incident.  
 

Brandon police dealing with multiple scenes this evening. All started around 4pm. 2 in custody. Police looking for another 2. #cbcmb #bdnmb pic.twitter.com/HhtZ4UWi0I

&mdash: Riley Laychuk (@RileyLaychuk) September 26, 2016

 
 

Police say a home in 200 blk of Lorne East was hit with upwards of 30 bullets. #cbcmb #bdnmb

&mdash: Riley Laychuk (@RileyLaychuk) September 26, 2016

Check Brandon Sun  
 
200 block on park street

http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/East-End-home-riddled-with-bullets-on-Sunday-394757191.html?utm_content=buffer4e9cf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

All these shootings in brandon lately? Do people honestly have nothing better to do. Wow.

Does anyone else find it extremely strange that both the shooting last Saturday on 9th St and the shooting yesterday (also on a saturday) on 10th St BOTH happened at 5:40pm???? I find that very strange... This is just going by Bdn sun articles on both incidents. So if I'm wrong on the times please correct me.  
And today's was 4pm.  
This crap needs to end!!

I think it happened around 5pm. That's when my boyfriend texted me that he heard gunshots nearby

Jellybeanqueen91 said "I think it happened around 5pm. That's when my boyfriend texted me that he heard gunshots nearby "

Okay, was just going by the report that they were called around 4pm for home invasion. It doesn't really say the time of shots.  
But isn't it weird that the one last Saturday and this Saturday were both at 5:40pm??

The home invasion took place very close to 430 and the shots fired were shortly after the police had responded to the home invasion.

all that is happened over the last few weeks is drug related?

A few friends and I were wondering that this morning after the brandon sun article stated that the police are not ruling out that the recent events are related.  
 
Makes me nervous around town for sure!

Thats why they arent releasing any names because its part of a bigger criminal organization.

Police wont release names until they are formally charged. I am assuming that info will come out today.

with the shootings, the sex assault, home invasions, and all the assaults were not hearing about, it seems gang related. Debt collecting and retaliations possibly?? Initiations? Or maybe there are some guys needing housing for the winter? These are to brazen to just be dumb asses loose on the street.imo

I would not doubt for a minute that all these recent incidents are either drug or gang related or both. In all these recent cases police have said the suspect and victims are known to each other and it's not random. Also the shooting in the 800 block of 9th a few Saturday's ago I read that witnesses heard someone say, "that what happens when you don't pay up" or something along those lines.

and careful with your comments. There were innocent bystanders involved in this whole mess. They have to  
try to pickup the pieces now and carry on after these  
thugs invaded their personal space.

RGJ8 said "Police wont release names until they are formally charged. I am assuming that info will come out today. "

I don't think the Brandon Police Service ever releases names of those charged. The names only come out once the case goes to court. Not sure why that is though.

The_Young_Man said "I would not doubt for a minute that all these recent incidents are either drug or gang related or both. In all these recent cases police have said the suspect and victims are known to each other and it's not random. Also the shooting in the 800 block of 9th a few Saturday's ago I read that witnesses heard someone say, "that what happens when you don't pay up" or something along those lines. "

This is not a true statement and I know this for a fact! Watch where you gather your information.

MPH said "and careful with your comments. There were innocent bystanders involved in this whole mess. They have to   try to pickup the pieces now and carry on after these   thugs invaded their personal space. "

And it should be noted that the home invasion that happened yesterday in the 200 block of Park Street last night...the guys who committed the home invasion had the wrong address apparently and the people living in the house had no connection to the suspects according to police.  
 
Edited by The_Young_Man, 2016-09-26 16:27:08

MPH said "    The_Young_Man said "I would not doubt for a minute that all these recent incidents are either drug or gang related or both. In all these recent cases police have said the suspect and victims are known to each other and it's not random. Also the shooting in the 800 block of 9th a few Saturday's ago I read that witnesses heard someone say, "that what happens when you don't pay up" or something along those lines. " This is not a true statement and I know this for a fact! Watch where you gather your information. "

Not sure what exactly your talking about? So can you please clarify what part of my statement is not true.  
 
All info I'm getting is directly from the Brandon Sun and the Brandon Police Services media release. Both of those are creditable sources.

The edit was the correction I was looking for.

So scary for the innocent bystanders and home owners. We should feel safe in our own home instead of having to lock it down. I can't imagine what they're feeling What an invasion of privacy!

sammy said "So scary for the innocent bystanders and home owners. We should feel safe in our own home instead of having to lock it down. I can't imagine what they're feeling What an invasion of privacy! "

what this family feels right now, and and not to negate the husbands'' comments about not sleeping and feeling unsafe - I would venture a guess that a lot of us that live within blocks of these events are feeling the same way.  
 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-couple-afraid-after-home-invasion-1.3779775  
 
 
I know I double and triple checked my locks, left all of my lights on, and was up a few times through the night just worrying. I didn''t feel safe in my own home, and we are a few blocks away from the shooting and where they caught up to two of the perps.  
 
I understand there is methods and policies that the BPS has to follow, and that they would not release info so as to excite panic, but I would have felt a bit better if there was something more official released.  
 
Although once I did read the official police recount, I actually began to feel worse. Should make everyone feel safer knowing (allegedly) this was a targeted attack, but - knowing that these criminals were that far off the mark with bad intel on who lived at that home is scarier yet. Someone innocent may have been hurt or worse.  
 
As I said, everything is under investigation still and nothing concrete can be reported, but with the mention that BPS are worried about connection with all the recent issues, I wish we could have more insight as to what they THINK is happening so the general public can better arm (no pun intended) their families. Look at the two shootings in the US in the past few days - those were seemingly random victims. I would like to know what the general public needs to do to protect themselves.  
 
Best wishes to this family.  
 
Edited by foxtrot11, 2016-09-26 18:12:53

A month ago I lived in that neighbourhood. I'm very glad I don't live in Brandon anymore however I worry about my friends and family

we too had a home invasion by masked men. we where injured by them. one of the worst parts about the whole thing was people automatically assume it must be over drug and money, even the cops treated us that way. it was the first thing they asked. it had nothing to do with drugs or money and they never caught them, the cops wouldn't even finger print the two large hand prints on the door from them. i think people want to think that way so that they have a reason. and some how it makes it less scary for them. like it can only happen to "those" kinda people. well it doesn't and nobody can ever really understand how your life changes after words or how you will look at everyday people. I am so sorry for what you had to go through. my prayers are with the family