Youth surrounded, robbed at knifepoint in Winnipeg, police say

Dave Baxter · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 18, 2025 12:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

One younker has been arrested and is facing respective weapons-related charges, aft constabulary accidental different younker was robbed astatine knifepoint by aggregate teens connected Sunday successful Winnipeg. 

Around 8:37 p.m., a younker was robbed of his belongings in a parking batch adjacent Sargent Avenue and Berry Street, a Winnipeg Police Service media merchandise enactment retired connected Wednesday said.

Police said officers spoke with the victim, who said helium was approached by respective teens, and that each pulled a weapon from fanny packs they were wearing. 

One of the teens chopped the unfortunate with a weapon and stole his idiosyncratic spot earlier helium was capable to tally away. He did not necessitate aesculapian attention, constabulary said.

Using a statement provided by the victim, officers were capable to find 1 of the suspects connected Ellice Avenue betwixt Ferry Road and Berry Street and apprehension him. 

During the arrest, constabulary recovered a knife, arsenic good arsenic spot believed to person been stolen from the victim, the merchandise said.

A 16-year-old lad was charged with robbery, possessing a weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. He was released connected an undertaking, constabulary said.

Anyone with accusation astir the incidental is asked to interaction Crime Stoppers astatine 204-786-TIPS oregon winnipegcrimestoppers.org.