3 more men charged in fatal stabbing in downtown Winnipeg
Posted February 14, 2023 4:22 pm.
Winnipeg police say three more suspects have been charged in connection to the homicides of Carl George Wescoupe, 40, and Lee James Boulette, 40.
Police believe the two stabbings, which occurred on Jan. 29 and Feb. 1 along Main Street, were not random.
Three suspects had already been charged in the homicides.
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On Jan. 29, officers received reports of a man who had been stabbed at a hotel along Main Street. After responding they found Wescoupe dead.
Two days later, WPS responded to another hotel along Main Street after receiving a report that a man was looking for help after he was also stabbed. Officers were also informed another man had been stabbed at a nearby apartment.
When police arrived, they found Boulette dead.
Since the initial charges, police have charged Jordan Elvin McFadyen, 27, Rory Shane Nash, 39, Eyan Douglas Ballantyne, 33 – all from Winnipeg – with first-degree murder and aggravated assault.
