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Winnipeg police investigate New Year’s Eve nightclub stabbing

Police tape lines the sidewalk outside of a Winnipeg nightclub, the likely scene of a New Year's Eve assault. Michael Draven/Global News

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated.

Winnipeg police are investigating an assault at a downtown night club on New Year’s Eve.

Just before 3:30 a.m., police were notified a man arrived at a Winnipeg hospital with a stab wound. He was in unstable condition, but has since been upgraded to stable condition.

Police tape surrounded the Palomino Club on Main Street mid-New Year’s Day. Evidence markers littered the sidewalk and a police cruiser was parked at the scene.

Police tape lines the sidewalk outside of a Winnipeg nightclub, the likely scene of a New Year’s Eve assault. Michael Draven/Global News

“We’re in the early stages of an investigation into an assault that may have happened at a bar in the 400 block of Main Street overnight,” Winnipeg Police Service Const. Jay Murray wrote in an email.

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Police responded and found the man was assaulted outside of the bar. The major crimes unit is continuing its investigation, but police have announced no arrests so far.

 

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