Man, 39, Winnipeg’s latest homicide victim

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Homicide detectives are investigating the city’s latest slaying after a man was gravely injured on Cumberland Avenue early Friday.

Officers rushed to Cumberland Avenue and Carlton Street around 1 a.m., where they found a 39-year-old with serious injuries to his upper body.

Officers applied chest seals to his wounds, but he later died in hospital.

The man’s name has not yet been released. Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Pat Saydak declined to comment further on the case at this early stage.

A nearby resident said he witnessed a confrontation from his apartment window at about 1 a.m. that ended with what sounded like gunshots.

He said a man collapsed near the entrance to the alley behind 360 Cumberland Ave., at the corner of Carlton Street.

“All I heard was ‘bang, bang,’” said the 60-year-old who wanted his name withheld.

“He just collapsed and that was it… it’s too bad.”

He said he hadn’t witnessed such violence in the decade that he’s lived there.

“It’s scary,” he said, although he added he doesn’t worry about his safety during daylight hours.

On Friday afternoon, a large crime scene was blocked off with police tape, including Cumberland Avenue at Carlton Street and Carlton at Qu’Appelle Avenue.

A police forensics truck was parked nearby; a long-handled knife or saw was on the street next to a yellow evidence marker.

At adjacent Central Park, young people played soccer in the field, people ate lunch while sitting on benches and others socialized.

Another resident of 360 Cumberland Ave., a 58-year-old nursing assistant at Health Sciences Centre who lives with her adult children, said she doesn’t worry about safety until after dark.

“It’s not scary, it’s just concerning,” said the resident, who also asked her name be withheld. “It’s everywhere — I still love downtown.”

Police have asked anyone with information about the killing to contact detectives at 204-986-6508, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or online.

erik.pindera@freepress.mb.ca