14-year-old boy stabbed near Canada Life Centre: WPS
Posted September 23, 2023 10:57 am.
Winnipeg police say a teenager needed surgery after being stabbed in the upper body downtown Friday night.
The Winnipeg Police Service says officers were flagged down near Carlton Street and Portage Avenue around 11:30 p.m.
Officers located a 14-year-old boy with “serious upper-body injuries sustained from a stabbing.” They applied chest seals and a tourniquet before paramedics arrived.
Police say the victim was transported to hospital in critical condition. He was upgraded to stable condition before undergoing surgery.
The suspects fled before the police arrived. No arrests have been made.
The WPS major crimes unit is investigating.
Police are asking anyone with security video, dash camera footage, or any information to come forward.
