On December 29, 2022, at approximately 11:15 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a residence in the first 100 block of McArthur Street for the report of a person who had been robbed of his vehicle.
Officers from the West District attended and located a 50-year-old male victim suffering from an upper-body injury. He was transported to hospital in stable condition, receiving medical attention.
The Major Crimes Unit assumed the investigation and learned an unknown number of suspects attended the victim’s residence and proceeded to steal Christmas lights from the property. The victim followed the group to the first 100 block of Higgins Avenue in his vehicle and confronted the group. During the confrontation, a suspect produced and brandished a machete and struck the victim in the upper body. Two suspects stole the victim’s vehicle and fled. The armed suspect and the remainder of the group fled on foot.
The investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Major Crimes investigators at 204-986-6219 or Crimestoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).