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Winnipeg Police have determined a cancelled 911 call had no bearing on a deadly shooting last year at the Opera night club.

In a statement, Chief Devon Clunis said a review by the professional standards unit found the orginal disturbance call was cancelled at 1:59 a.m., the same time someone called 911 to report the shooting.

The May 4 shooting on the corner of Main Street and Bannatyne Avenue killed 23-year-old of Rustom Paclipan. Several men were arrested shortly after, including Issac Ndlovu, 21 and Marcus Richard, 21 who both face first degree murder charges. A 16-year-old boy was also charged with manslaughter

Police revealed last year that nightclub staff called the police before the shooting, asking for help with a closing-time fight. That call for service was received at 1:42 a.m. Calls to 911 were heavy that night, and no patrol units were available for dispatch. The caller was told to call back if the situation escalated.

The original 911 call was cancelled 17 minutes later, the same time the 911 call about the shooting came in.

"Based on the findings of the investigation, I am satisfied that the cancellation of the call had no bearing on the shooting," said Clunis in a statement.

Clunis said staff followed policy but that recommendations have been made to "ensure clear guidelines exist for the cancellation of calls for service."

Click here to read Clunis' letter.