Portage Avenue homicide victim identified as man from Nunavut: Winnipeg police

The victim of a homicide early Sunday morning near Portage Avenue and Arlington Street has been identified as a 46-year-old man from Nunavut.

Winnipeg police said Jack Jacques Kabluitok was found by police around 2:20 a.m. and taken to hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

Police said Kabluitok, originally from Rankin Island, Nvt., had been living in Winnipeg before his death.

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Anyone with information or video surveillance that might help investigators is asked to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

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