Machete assault outside Portage Avenue store: Winnipeg police
Winnipeg police are searching for a teenage suspect after a man was seriously injured in a machete attack last week outside a west-end convenience store.
Officers responded to the assault on July 3 at 10:44 p.m. in the 1700 block of Portage Avenue. According to police, the victim was attacked by an unknown suspect with a machete, leading to serious injuries.
A passerby used a belt as a makeshift tourniquet to help the victim before emergency crews arrived. Officers from the West District applied a second tourniquet. The victim was moved to hospital in stable condition.
The suspect remains at large. He is described as a male between 15 and 17 years old, approximately 5'6' to 5'10' tall, with a slim build, light complexion, and dark hair. He was last seen wearing a black Tupac T-shirt, ripped black jeans, dark sandals with white or grey socks, and carrying a grey backpack.
Police say he was accompanied by two other teens at the time of the assault.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Crimes Unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477) or winnipegcrimestoppers.org .
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