19-year-old charged in connection to Portage Avenue stabbing
Posted August 22, 2023 3:45 pm.
Winnipeg police say a 19-year-old has been charged in connection to a stabbing on Portage Avenue Sunday morning.
Around 6:30 a.m., WPS officers responded to the reported stabbing near Furby Street.
Police say they arrived to find a man suffering from a serious upper-body injury that required immediate first aid.
WPS says the 34-year-old victim was then taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Investigators believe the victim and another man got into a physical altercation during which the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim before leaving the scene.
The suspect is facing charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon.
