Police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed by a stranger and robbed of his bike downtown in broad daylight on a weekday.
The incident happened on the 500 block of Portage Avenue at about 8:45 a.m. Thursday.
A passenger on a bus saw a man get stabbed by another male, who then rode away on a bicycle. A passerby who witnessed the attack also called police.
(John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
Winnipeg Police Service officers were sent to the scene and found the victim “bleeding profusely.”
Police gave the man emergency medical care, including placing a life-saving chest seal on him. The victim, in his 30s, was transported to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to a stable.
“He reported being robbed of his bike and stabbed by an unknown suspect,” police said in a news release Friday morning.
The WPS major crimes unit is investigating the stabbing. Police are asking anyone with information about it to contact the unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
The news release did not include a description of the suspect.
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