On December 21, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Central District General Patrol officers responded to a report of an Assault with a Weapon in the Central Park neighbourhood.
Upon arrival, officers located the suspect male’s vehicle parked a short distance away. The suspect, who was the lone occupant and seated in the driver’s seat, was taken into custody without incident. A canister of bear spray was seized by officers.
Officers learned through investigation that the suspect collided with another vehicle while travelling on Ellice Avenue resulting in a minor collision. A verbal argument ensued. The suspect followed the victim into a surface parking lot near Kennedy Street and Qu’Appelle Avenue. While the 31-year-old male victim and a 33-year-old female passenger exited their vehicle to observe damage from the collision, the suspect assaulted the male victim by spitting on his direction. The suspect retrieved a canister of bear spray from his vehicle and discharged it on both the male and female victims. As one of the windows of the victim’s vehicle was open, a male in his teens, and two children under 5-years were also affected by the bear spray. Medical attention was not required.
The suspect and the victims are not previously known to each other.
A 33-year-old male from Winnipeg is facing the following charges:
- Assault with a Weapon x 5
- Possession of a Weapon
He was released on an Undertaking as mandated by the Criminal Code.