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An 18-year-old man is facing charges after a person went into a downtown building with a knife and assaulted a man.
Winnipeg police received several calls regarding a person causing a disturbance at a building on Portage Avenue near Hargrave Street at around 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
A man walking through the building was knocked to the ground, police said in a news release on Sunday.
The man disarmed the suspect, who had a knife, and a number of bystanders stepped in to help until police arrived.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated by paramedics.
Police said they found the suspect, who they say was unco-operative and continued to be violent. Officers used a conductive energy weapon on the suspect before taking him into custody.
An 18-year-old man is now facing possession of a weapon and assault with a weapon charges. He was released on an undertaking, police said.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-police-disturbance-portage-avenue-arrest-9.7069969?cmp=rss
