A Winnipeg man is dead after an argument in a back lane over a boat led to an assault.
Winnipeg police say Calvin Chan, 66, and a neighbour were trying to back a boat into a garage on Albina Way near Burrows Avenue Saturday at noon.
A man in a vehicle tried to drive through the back lane and got into an argument with Chan and his neighbour.
Police say Chan was assaulted and “sustained a serious injury.”
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When police were called, the victim was found unresponsive and taken to hospital, where he died.
Dennis Lloyd Jr. Penner, 24, faces manslaughter charges. He is in custody.
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Chan’s death is the city’s 15th homicide of 2019.
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