A Winnipeg police vehicle is photographed at a scene in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)
Winnipeg police responded to a wave of violent offences over the Victoria Day long weekend, with seven separate incidents between May 15 and 18 leaving multiple victims with serious injuries.
The first incident occurred just before 1 a.m. on May 16, when a man in his 20s was found with serious injuries following an assault with a weapon in the 400 block of Langside Street. He was transported to hospital in unstable condition before being upgraded to stable.
Later that morning at 9:56 a.m., a man in his 40s was shot inside a residence in the 200 block of Gordon Avenue. He was also upgraded to stable condition.
Around 11 p.m. that same night, two men were hospitalized with serious injuries following a violent robbery believed to have occurred near Sinclair Street and Dufferin Avenue.
A stabbing early May 17 in the 300 block of Boyd Avenue sent another man to hospital in unstable condition, later upgraded to stable. Later that night at around 11:30 p.m., a man was robbed and assaulted with a weapon in the 300 block of Stanley Street, also requiring hospital treatment.
On Monday, a man in his 30s was stabbed near the 600 block of Main Street and transported to hospital in unstable condition. That same evening, a woman was seriously assaulted by two suspects in the 200 block of Salter Street in an incident that surfaced via social media. The suspects fled in a stolen vehicle. The victim has not yet been identified.
In the only incident resulting in charges, a 40-year-old man, Justin Douglas Enns, was arrested following a fight at a drinking party in the 300 block of Bowman Street early Tuesday that left a 17-year-old male hospitalized with serious injuries. Enns faces charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon, and three counts of non-compliance with a conditional sentence order. He remains in custody.
All other investigations are ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (204) 986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (204) 786-TIPS.
