By Brittany Hobson Melissa Marko says the last words she heard her brother say will haunt her family for the rest of their lives. “We still can’t get Shawn’s last words out of our heads. He said, ‘I’m not going to make it this time,'” the sister told during a sentencing hearing Tuesday. Shawn Marko, 56, was one of five victims of a mass shooting at a Winnipeg rooming house in 2023. He died last year after spending 18 months in hospital. He suffered through 11 surgeries, three bouts of pneumonia and numerous infections, said his sister. He was on life-support three times before he died. A medical expert told court that Marko died from pneumonia linked to being shot three times. “They say over time you will heal, but… <\/p>\n
By Brittany Hobson Melissa Marko says the last words she heard her brother say will haunt her family for the rest of their lives. “We still can’t get Shawn’s last words out of our heads. He said, ‘I’m not going to make it this time,’” the sister told during a sentencing hearing Tuesday. Shawn Marko, 56, was one of five victims of a mass shooting at a Winnipeg rooming house in 2023. He died last year after spending 18 months in hospital. He suffered through 11 surgeries, three bouts of pneumonia and numerous infections, said his sister. He was on life-support three times before he died. A medical expert told court that Marko died from pneumonia linked to being shot three times. “They say over time you will heal, but... <\/p>\n