Police are investigating after a man was stabbed on a Winnipeg Transit bus Saturday night.
Police were called at about 8:50 p.m. after a man in his 20s was stabbed by two suspects who had confronted him.
Winnipeg Police Service spokeswoman Const. Dani McKinnon said Monday that there had been an altercation between the suspects and the victim before the stabbing. McKinnon did not yet know whether the victim knew either of the accused, as he had not yet been formally interviewed by investigators.
Officers found the man in the inner city, near William Avenue and Lark Street, after he got off the bus. He was receiving medical attention from a bystander, who had called 911, and officers continued giving him first aid until he was transported to hospital in stable condition.
McKinnon said the victim had gotten on the bus in the city’s downtown. There wasn’t a transit safety officer on the bus at the time, the police spokeswoman said.
The Winnipeg Police Service’s major crimes unit is asking anyone with information about the stabbing to call investigators at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS), or to go online to winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
A new safety team began patrolling high-priority bus routes after demands to boost safety on the transit system about a month-and-a-half ago.
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