Construction crews found a live artillery shell in the 100 block of Mayfair Avenue on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. (WPS / HANDOUT)
WINNIPEG — Construction crews working in the 100 block of Mayfair Avenue unearthed an unexploded artillery shell on Tuesday.
Police were called to the scene for a suspicious object shortly before 11 a.m.
The bomb unit has since taken over the investigation.
Mayfair Avenue remained closed to all traffic between Harkness Avenue and Main Street as of 1 p.m.
