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Fourth teen charged in fatal stabbing at downtown Winnipeg library

Click to play video: 'Winnipeg’s Millennium Library remains closed as police investigate a stabbing'
Winnipeg’s Millennium Library remains closed as police investigate a stabbing
Winnipeg police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing at the Millennium Library on Sunday afternoon, and there are questions about the safety of the area after the tragic killing. Teagan Rasche reports. – Dec 13, 2022

Winnipeg police have charged a fourth teen in a fatal stabbing at the Millennium Library.

Tyree Cayer, 28, was stabbed and killed in what police say was a verbal dispute that escalated into an assault at the downtown Winnipeg library Sunday afternoon.

Police have previously said officers found Cayer with serious injuries around 4:40 p.m., and despite emergency medical care, he died in hospital.

Three teenage boys have already been arrested and remain in custody.

Click to play video: 'Victim, 28, identified in fatal Winnipeg library stabbing'
Victim, 28, identified in fatal Winnipeg library stabbing

A 14-year-old has previously been charged with second-degree murder, while two others, 15 and 16, have each previously been charged with manslaughter.

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On Wednesday police announced another 14-year-old boy has now been charged with manslaughter.

The latest suspect remains in police custody.

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Police say no further arrests are expected.

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‘I am aware the investigators are looking into additional arrests’: Winnipeg police

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