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Arrest made after fatal stabbing at Winnipeg hotel

A man has been charged after the stabbing death of John Blaine Flett along Main Street. Global News / File

Winnipeg police believe a fight lead to the city’s latest homicide.

On Sunday, emergency crews were called to the Manwin Hotel around 10:30 p.m. for reports of an injured man in the lobby.

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He died later in hospital and has since been identified as 50-year-old John Blaine Flett.

READ MORE: Winnipeg police homicide unit investigating at Winnipeg hotel after man dies

On Tuesday, homicide investigators arrested 57-year-old Eric John Guimond and charged him with second degree murder.

Police said the two men had known each other for more than 20 years. They were involved in a dispute that ended with Flett being stabbed in the upper-body.

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