Man undergoes surgery for stab wounds after machete attack at Winnipeg convenience store

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 09, 2025 3:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

A antheral underwent country aft helium was stabbed successful a machete onslaught adjacent a convenience store successful Winnipeg's Westdale neighbourhood. 

Police arrived astatine the country connected Dale Boulevard, betwixt Honeybourne Crescent and Roblin Boulevard, astir 9:35 p.m. connected Friday for a study of an assault, a merchandise said connected Sunday. 

Police utilized aggregate tourniquets connected a 36-year-old unfortunate who was suffering from a superior upper-body wounded aft being stabbed, the merchandise said. The antheral was taken to infirmary successful unchangeable information and had surgery.

A small aft 10:00 p.m., police, including the police helicopter, located a conveyance connected Norlorne Drive with passengers officers believed were connected with the assault, the merchandise said. 

Police arrested 4 radical successful the conveyance and seized an aerial pistol and machete. Investigators determined the unfortunate and attackers successful the conveyance got into a verbal combat earlier parting ways, constabulary said. 

Police judge the attackers returned to the convenience store armed with a machete, which was utilized to battle the victim, the release said.  

Police person charged a 15-year-old lad from Winnipeg with aggravated assault, 2 counts of possessing a weapon, 2 counts of failing to comply with his condemnation and 2 counts of failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking, constabulary said. 

The teen was detained successful custody. 

A 20-year-old antheral from Garson, Man., is facing 2 charges of possessing a limb and was released connected an undertaking, constabulary said.