Man charged in fatal stabbing in downtown Winnipeg
Posted June 14, 2024 12:26 pm.
Winnipeg police have charged a 36-year-old man in connection to a fatal stabbing earlier this week.
Police say officers were called to Kennedy Street near Sargent Avenue around 11:50 a.m. on June 11, for the report of an injured man who had been assaulted.
Ricky Dwayne Mancheese, 49, was taken to hospital in critical condition by paramedics, where he died.
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Through an investigation, police were able to identify 36-year-old Matthew Gerald Tomack Pelletier as a suspect in the incident.
Around 6 p.m. on June 12, police took Pelletier into custody, and he has been charged with second-degree murder.
