Update January 23, 2024:

On January 16, Ste Rose du lac RCMP arrested 27-year-old Braden Moar without incident at a home located in Ebb and Flow First Nation. He was taken into custody.

19-year-old Mason Moar, of Ebb and Flow First Nation, remains at large.

Officers have identified a third suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest.

Richard Ross, 30, also known as Cole Ross, from Silver Ridge, is wanted for Aggravated Assault, Robbery with Firearm, 5 counts of Assault with a Weapon, Theft, and numerous other offences under the Criminal Code of Canada.

A fourth suspect is described as being indigenous in appearance with a “39” tattooed on his left hand, located between his thumb and index finger.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mason Moar (19) and Richard (Cole) Ross (30), or can identify the remaining two suspects, is asked to contact the Ste Rose du Lac RCMP at 204-447-3082, call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
 

Original story:

Ste Rose du Lac RCMP investigating robbery with firearm
 

On December 31, 2023, at approximately 2:20 am, Ste Rose du Lac RCMP responded to a report of a robbery with a firearm at a residence, located on Provincial Road 278, in Ebb and Flow First Nation. 

Officers responded and were advised that five male suspects, three of whom were armed with a firearm and another with bear spray, had entered the property and assaulted the two male (46,33) and two female (41,40) occupants.

The suspects, who arrived in a white colored pickup truck, stole a vehicle belonging to one of the victims, and both vehicles fled the scene.

The 33-year-old male victim was transported to hospital in Dauphin in serious condition and later transferred to Winnipeg where he remains. The three other victims, who had been bear sprayed, were treated on scene.

Two of the five suspects have been identified and a Warrant of Arrest has been issued for Braden Moar, 27, and Mason Moar, 19, both of Ebb and Flow on charges including Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and several firearms-related offenses.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the two accused, or in regard to this robbery, is asked to contact the Ste Rose du Lac RCMP at 204-447-3082, call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Ste Rose du Lac RCMP continues to investigate.