Man stabbed, robbed in Weston area of Winnipeg

A 40-year-old Winnipeg man was robbed and stabbed in an unprovoked attack near Alexander Avenue Saturday night, Winnipeg police say.

Police responded to a report of a stabbing on Alexander Avenue between Keewatin Street and Worth Streetat about 11:45 p.m. Saturday. The victim was walking in the area when two people approached him and demanded his possessions at knifepoint, police said in a releaseSunday.

Unprovoked, one of the suspects stabbed the victim in the upper body, and both suspects fled the scene. The victim also left and was later brought to the hospital in unstable condition but was upgraded to stable, the statement said.

About 25 minutes after the stabbing and with help from a police helicopter, police found one of the suspects walking around Logan Avenue and Winks Street. Officers chased the suspect and arrested him. They found a sharp-edged weapon nearby.

The suspect, 24, was detained in custody and charged with robbery and two counts of failure to comply with conditions of a release order. The victim did not know the suspect.

The second suspect has not yet been found.

The Major Crimes Unit is continuing the investigation. Police ask anyone with information to call 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

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