Three stabbings under investigation
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The Winnipeg Police Service is investigating three unrelated stabbings that have happened over the past two days in the Inkster Gardens, Transcona and Jefferson neighbourhoods. Three men, including a taxi driver, are recovering from their injuries.
At 4 p.m. Sept. 25, officers responded to a stabbing report in Inkster Gardens. An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.
At about 8:30 p.m. Sept. 25, a taxi driver was stabbed during a fare dispute in the 1600 block of Regent Avenue. The driver, in his 50s, drove himself to the hospital.
At 1:50 a.m. this morning, officers responded to a robbery report in the 300 block of McAdam Avenue, where a man had been stabbed. The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital in unstable condition and was later upgraded to stable. A suspect in that case is described as a man wearing a dark hoodie with a white Jordan symbol on the front.
The Major Crimes Unit is investigating all three cases.