Winnipeg police: man jumps from parkade during foot chase, arrested [Video]

A Winnipeg man allegedly coerced a woman to buy him a gun after he got out of prison, sexually exploited her, robbed a man at knife point, shot another man, and jumped from a downtown parkade when cops tried to arrest him this month.

According to Winnipeg police, officers began investigating earlier this month after a man was released from a prison in Edmonton and traveled to Winnipeg in violation of his release conditions.

Investigators said while he was incarcerated, he contacted a woman in Winnipeg and coerced her to get a Possession and Acquisition Licence to be able to buy a gun. When he was back in Winnipeg, he arranged a meeting with her, and got her to buy a semi-automatic GSG16 .22 calibre rifle and ammunition, giving her the money to do so. When the purchase was made, the suspect took control of the gun.

Police allege the …