Man, 47, dies after being stabbed near hotel in Winnipeg

A man who was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being stabbed Thursday night in Winnipeg has died, police say.

Officers were called to an area near the Airport Motor Inn on Ellice Avenue around 10 p.m. Thursday, where they found the47-year-old with life-threatening injuries from being stabbed.

Policegave the man emergency medical attention before he was taken to hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead.

A 42-year-old man suspected in the stabbing was arrested nearby, Winnipeg Police Service spokesperson Const. Claude Chancy said at a news conference Friday morning.

Chancy said at this point, investigators believe the two men knew each other, but he provided few details about what happened.

"All we know so far is that there was an altercation, a physical altercation, and that it escalated to the point where one person was stabbed," he said.

Police are working to interview people who were in the area of the stabbing when it happened and will have an update on the identities of the men involved and any charges being laid "in the very near future,"Chancy said.

Police said the homicide unit has taken over the investigation. The victim's family is being notified.

The forensic identification unit wasat the scene early Friday, taking photographs of a bus shelter in front of the Airport Motor Inn.

Evidence markers were placed in a number ofspots on the ground, next to what appeared to be items of clothing.

Officers closed Ellice Avenue, between Berry and Marjorie streets, for 10 hours after the incident.

Police askanyone with information, including dashcam or other video footage related to the incident, to call the homicide unit at204-986-6508 or contact Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.

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