Arrest made in unprovoked Henry Avenue slaying

Winnipeg police arrested a man accused in an unprovoked and fatal stabbing on Henry Avenue last week.

David Bryan Siemens, 37, was arrested near Main Street and Logan Avenue at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday by Winnipeg Police Service investigators in the area for an unrelated matter.

Siemens is accused of manslaughter in the unprovoked slaying of Ronald Alexander Grego Findlay, 55, last Thursday. He was discovered seriously injured on Henry Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. that day.

Investigators believe he was approached by the suspect and an altercation followed. The suspect brandished a weapon and stabbed the man before fleeing. Findlay was taken to hospital, where he later died.

Siemens remains in custody.

Siemens has a lengthy criminal record in Manitoba dating back to 2008, court records show. He’s been convicted of several assaults, robberies, thefts, weapons and drugs offences, as well as court order breaches.