WINNIPEG — A sentencing hearing is set to begin today for a Winnipeg man found guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of five people in a rooming house. Jamie Felix was convicted by a jury in March. The 2023 shooting happened in a West Broadway building that Crown prosecutors said was a known drug den. The Crown argued at trial that Felix was driven by paranoia after spending days drinking and smoking crack at the house. Court heard his father and brother were associated with a gang that operated the drug den but that Felix had no gang ties himself. His former girlfriend testified that Felix confessed to the killings and to trying to shoot himself with the same gun after, but there were no bullets left. A second-degree murder conviction automatically carries a life sentence, and a judge is to determine how long Felix must serve before he can apply for parole. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 10, 2026. The Canadian Press
