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On August 28, 2024, at approximately 5:24 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to an apartment building in the 4000 block of Roblin Boulevard for the report of a male who had been stabbed.
Attending West District General Patrol officers located a 53-year-old male victim suffering from serious upper-body injuries sustained from a stabbing. He was transported to hospital, received medical attention, and was stabilized. The adult male suspect fled on foot before police arrived. Officers located the suspect in the 3100 block of Vialoux Drive and arrested him without incident. Officers recovered a knife believed to have been used in the assault on the suspect’s person and seized it as evidence.
The Major Crimes Unit assumed the investigation and learned the suspect and the victim were engaged in a verbal argument in a common area of the building when the suspect produced a knife and stabbed the victim repeatedly, causing serious injury.
The suspect and the victim were not previously known to one another.
A 27-year-old male from Winnipeg is facing the following charges:
- Aggravated Assault
- Possession of a Weapon
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
- Fail to Comply with Condition of Release Order x 3
He was detained in custody.