Some quick thinking by Winnipeg police officers may have contributed to saving a man’s life.
A 68-year-old man was suffering from what police are calling a “significant laceration” Monday night following a stabbing in the first 100 block of Maplehurst Road.
Police immediately applied a tourniquet to the victim to stop the bleeding. He was transported to hospital in unstable condition but later upgraded to stable.
The senior told police he confronted two strangers in a neighbouring garage, but was attacked and stabbed.
“Garage break-ins happen everywhere, but in terms of seeing this type of violence, we generally don’t see it in some of the more suburban communities,” Const. Tammy Skrabek said. “People need to always be aware of the fact that if somebody is in a garage for the purpose specifically of a break-in or any other reason that’s not legal, odds are pretty good they either have break-in tools or instruments that can be used as weapons or they have weapons.”
“You’ve got the potential for violence induced by substance abuse and you’ve got the potential for violence because you can anticipate these people will have weapons on them.”
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Police, with the assistance of the K-9 unit, were unable to find the suspects. They’re still searching for a man and a woman in their early 20s.
Const. Skrabek said police are advising residents to call for help should they find themselves in a similar situation, instead of taking matters into their own hands.
“Just call police. If somebody is in there, whatever it is that they’re taking from the garage — in this case, the person’s got a pretty significant injury — it’s just not worth it.”
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Major Crimes Unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
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