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Winnipeg police make arrest in fatal drive-by shooting

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a drive-by shooting in Fort Rouge last November that left one man dead and another injured.

Paige Crossman, 23, charged with 1st-degree murder in shooting death of Theodoros Belayneh, 32

Police have arrested a woman in connection with a November 2016 drive-by shooting that left a man dead. (Submitted to CBC)

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a drive-by shooting in Fort Rouge last November that left one man dead and another injured.

Biniam Fiturand another man, 32-year-oldTheodoros Belayneh,were shot at while in a car near Stradbrook Avenue and Donald Street on Nov. 26, 2016. Both were rushed to hospital in critical condition but Belaynehdied.

Afterpleading for witnesses to come forward, on Friday police said Paige Crossman, 23, hadbeen arrested in connection with the case and charged with first-degree murder.

Belaynehwas at a Winnipegnightclub for a concert featuring hip hop artist Ace Hood before the incident.

Theodoros Belayneh, left, died but Biniam Fitur, right, recovered after a drive-by shooting in November 2016. (Facebook)

Fitur was driving Belayneh's vehicle at the time of the shooting.

Earlier in January, Winnipeg policeSgt.John O'Donovan saidat anews conference there was "no doubt" the shooting was meant to "kill all the occupants of that vehicle."

Crossman was arrested in St. BonifaceThursday. In addition tofirst-degree murder, she has been charged with attempted murder and possessing cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, among other offences.

She was previously known to the authorities, police said, and remains in custody.