Man, 47, dies after being stabbed near hotel in Winnipeg

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Peggy

A man who was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being stabbed Thursday night in Winnipeg has died, police say.

Officers were called to an area near the Airport Motor Inn on Ellice Avenue around 10 p.m. Thursday, where they found the 47-year-old with life-threatening injuries from being stabbed.

Police gave the man emergency medical attention before he was taken to hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead.

A 42-year-old man suspected in the stabbing was arrested nearby, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Friday.

Police said the homicide unit has taken over the investigation. The victim’s family is being notified.

A news conference is being held Friday morning, where police will provide more details about the homicide.

A police car is parked near a taped-off road. It is night time. The lights of a hotel can be seen in the background. — Winnipeg police closed Ellice Avenue, between Berry and Marjorie streets, for 10 hours after a man was critically injured in an assault and later died. (Meaghan Ketcheson/CBC)

The forensic identification unit was at the scene early Friday, taking photographs of a bus shelter in front of the Airport Motor Inn.

Evidence markers were placed in a number of spots on the ground, next to what appeared to be items of clothing.

Police ask anyone with information, including dashcam or other video footage related to the incident, to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or contact Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.

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