A man is recovering in hospital after an assault with a weapon in Elmwood on Saturday and police are looking for the person responsible.
Winnipeg Police Service says officers responded to multiple calls from area residents hearing gunshots around 4 p.m.
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They found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on William Newton Avenue and rushed him to hospital in unstable condition.
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He has since been upgraded to stable.
Police say no arrests have been made so far.
The shooting continues a violent stretch in the city that saw five homicides in the past week, including a toddler who succumbed to injuries after having been stabbed.
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