Winnipeg Police have charged a 49-year-old with aggravated assault after a man was stabbed Tuesday night.
Police were flagged down in the 100 block of Henry Ave. with reports of a man that had been stabbed.
Officers found a 24-year-old man suffering from significant stab wound injuries. The man was taken to hospital in critical condition where he remains.
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Members of the Major Crimes Unit continued with the investigation and located a male suspect in the 100 block of Higgins Ave. and placed him under arrest.
Police believe the suspect and the victim had been involved in a dispute, which escalated to a physical altercation and the victim was stabbed several times.
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The two men were not known to each other prior to the incident, according to police.
49-year-old Dominic Vincent Lariviere, has been charged with:
- Aggravated Assault
- Possession of a Weapon
- Carrying Concealed Weapon Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Fail to Comply Condition Recognizance by Judge/Justice
He was also processed on an outstanding arrest warrant for a failure to appear.
Lariviere was detained in custody.
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