A stretch of sidewalk along Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg was taped off on Sunday morning, with multiple police vehicles parked along the street.
Police vehicles, officers seen along stretch of Portage Avenue Sunday morning
CBC News · Posted: Sep 06, 2026 10:14 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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A stretch of sidewalk along Portage Avenue outside the University of Winnipeg was taped off on Sunday. (Trevor Brine/CBC)
A stretch of sidewalk along Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg was taped off on Sunday morning, with multiple police vehicles parked along the street.
Officers were seen gathered outside the University of Winnipeg.
Police told CBC News the incident was a “person-involved crime” but provided sparse other details.
CBC has asked Winnipeg police for more information.
With files from Matt Humphrey
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