Robbery with a Weapon – Investigation: C22-142613

Released: June 30, 2022 at 8 a.m.

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On June 29, 2022, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a robbery along the footpath south of Portage/Empress.

Officers met with the victim in his twenties, who indicated that he was walking southwest of the cemetery just minutes earlier when confronted by an unknown male brandishing a sharp object. The suspect demanded the victim’s property and slashed him with the object, cutting through his shirt. The victim managed to escape, and the suspect fled in the other direction.

The suspect is described as:

  • A very tanned, Indigenous male in his forties to fifties
  • Tall, over 6 feet in height, heavy build with a noticeable belly
  • Wearing black pants, a black sweater and a black toque
  • His voice was described as “raspy/gravelly” sounding

Anyone with information can call the Major Crimes Unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477)

Constable Jay Murray, Public Information Officer
Constable Dani McKinnon, Public Information Officer
Constable Claude Chancy, Public Information Officer
Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs

Office: 204-986-3061
E-mail: WPS-PIO@winnipeg.ca

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