Pembina Highway stabbing marks 25th homicide of year

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A man found injured on a Pembina Highway sidewalk early Wednesday has died, triggering the latest Winnipeg Police Service homicide investigation.

Behind yellow police tape, a red, black and grey duffel bag sat on the boulevard next to blood spattered across two metres of sidewalk in front of a condo building at 2300 Pembina Hwy., where officers found the man, who had been stabbed, at about 4:30 a.m.

The victim, whose name and age has not yet been released, was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

By mid-day, a WPS cruiser remained parked in the curb lane, with crime tape tied to its grille, wrapping around the fence of the condominium adjacent to the scene to the bus stop to the north.

An unmarked police car sat in the parking lot of a nearby funeral home.

Divyesh Thummar, 23, was surprised to see police cars parked outside of his home when he went outside around 9 a.m. to catch a bus to school downtown.

“I just saw two police cars here,” he said, pointing to the crime scene outside the south Winnipeg condo building, near the University of Manitoba, where he lives with other international students.

“I thought something happened like (a car) accident or something… because it’s Pembina, right?”

Police had not yet made any arrests. The homicide unit has asked anyone with information on the slaying to contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477.

The slaying marks the 25th homicide in Winnipeg in 2022 — an accelerated pace compared to recent years.

As of June 15 last year, 16 people had been slain in the city, according to a Free Press analysis. In 2020, 19 homicides had been logged in that time frame.

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