Winnipeg police are looking for suspects in the shooting

The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) is looking for two suspects after a man was shot while trying to buy a gun.

Police began investigating after receiving a report of a shooting in the 500 block of Mountain Avenue around 10 p.m. Monday.

Officers responded to the scene and found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the 1000 block of Mack Phillips Street. Police applied a chest seal to the victim, who was taken to hospital in critical condition but has since been listed in stable condition.

The Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation and determined that the victim and the suspects had agreed to meet to complete the purchase of the firearm. Police noted that the meeting was arranged on a secret firearms brokerage website.

According to police, when the victim became suspicious of the suspects' actions, one of the suspects pulled out a gun and fired several shots into the victim's vehicle. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds and the suspects fled the scene before police arrived.

Police describe the first suspect as a white man in his 20s wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. The second suspect is described as a man in his 30s, wearing dark clothing and carrying a long gun.

Anyone with information or video that could help investigators is asked to call 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.