A 43-year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested and is in police custody in connection with a violent incident on a transit bus Sunday afternoon.
The incident involved a woman in her 70s being attacked by a suspect who then exited the downtown bus, police said.
The victim was taken to hospital and treated for her injuries, and police reached out to the public to help identify a man seen on surveillance footage and considered a “person of interest”.
An off-duty officer spotted a man Monday night in the 1800 block of Portage Avenue and recognized him from the surveillance images. He called for backup and the man was taken into custody.
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The major crimes unit continues to investigate.