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A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Saturday, June 17, 2023
Man dead after fire on Furby Street
9:24 AM
One man has died following an early morning fire on Furby Street, police say.
Firefighters were called to a home in the 600 block of Furby Street shortly after 5 a.m. One person was rescued from the house while two others had self-evacuated. Three people were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition and two in stable condition.
The man, who was in critical condition, died. The homicide unit is investigating, and an autopsy is pending.
Another fire, this time at an apartment building in the 400 block of Kennedy Street that broke out around 4:40 a.m., will be investigated by the major crimes unit.
When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke and flames were coming from the building. Four people were rescued from the building, and three people were taken to hospital — one in critical condition and two in stable condition.
The fire was declared under control at 5:28 a.m.
Both structures sustained significant damage.
Girl, 15, sexually assaulted in Frontenac Park: Police
10:21 AM
Winnipeg police are searching for a suspect after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Frontenac Park Friday night.
Police say the girl and some friends were walking on the Frontenac Trail near Cottonwood Road around 10 p.m. when an unknown male approached the group and began speaking with them. The girl was touched in an unwanted sexual manner after being separated from the group. After the incident, the girl and her friends told her caregiver what happened.
The suspect is described as a male in his 20s wearing an orange hoodie with dark pants that had a red stripe. Police say he is described to be of East Indian descent.
Anyone with information or video surveillance footage is asked to call the Sex Crimes Unit at 204-986-6245 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.