Stabbing incident on Winnipeg transit bus leaves man hospitalized: WPS

Winnipeg police say a stabbing incident on a city transit bus left one man hospitalized while the suspects fled before officers arrived.

On Friday, just before May long weekend at 5:15 p.m. police say they went to the area of Sargent Avenue and Balmoral Street for reports of a stabbing.

Officers say they found a man with serious injuries and provided emergency medical care. He was taken to the hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.

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Police say the investigation revealed that an altercation had happened on a bus between the man and two to three unknown people when he was stabbed.

The bus pulled over immediately and police were called but the suspects had fled. As a result, police say no arrests have been made and police continue to investigate the incident.

Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to call 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

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