{"id":512544,"date":"2026-03-03T23:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512544\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:15:13","slug":"winnipeg-security-guard-charged-after-suspected-shoplifter-punched-with-brass-knuckles-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512544\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg security guard charged after suspected shoplifter punched with brass knuckles – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winnipeg police have charged a security guard with assault after video surfacing online appeared to show him using brass knuckles to punch out a suspected shoplifter.<\/p>\n

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The 23-year-old guard was arrested Monday evening and charged with assault with a weapon, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon and uttering threats after police became aware the assault was captured on camera.<\/p>\n

Police said the case began when officers were called to a Dollarama discount store in the city\u2019s downtown on Saturday, where they arrested a 46-year-old who had been detained by an on-duty security guard.<\/p>\n

That man is accused of concealing $95 worth of merchandise and trying to leave the store before the guard intervened. That man was charged with robbery and uttering threats.<\/p>\n

Later on, an onlooker posted a 90-second video on social media that appears to show the guard punching the man, who is laying on the ground, and threatening to kill him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStay down or I\u2019ll (expletive) kill you. Try me. Touch me you (expletive) idiot,\u201d the guard is heard saying.<\/p>\n

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The guard is also seen kicking the suspect amid a debris field of smashed shelving and potato chip bags while swearing at patrons urging him to stop the assault.<\/p>\n

When an onlooker tries to intervene the guard swears at him and says \u201cYou want to go next?\u201d<\/p>\n

The guard appears to tell people looking that the man on the ground hit him first.<\/p>\n

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The guard was released on an undertaking and is expected to appear in court at a later date.<\/p>\n

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First Nations groups have condemned the acts depicted in the video. The man has not been identified but the groups say he is Indigenous.<\/p>\n

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs said the video raises serious questions about use-of-force practices and how First Nations people are treated in public spaces.<\/p>\n

The advocacy group, which represents First Nations in the province, said it has filed a formal complaint with the province, which regulates the security industry.<\/p>\n

It has requested an immediate review of the guard\u2019s licensing status and the security company\u2019s compliance history.<\/p>\n

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The Southern Chiefs\u2019 Organization said this incident is not an isolated case and that First Nations people have experienced a troubling pattern of being profiled and subject to unsafe, discriminatory and degrading treatment in retail stores and other businesses.<\/p>\n

The group is calling for an independent review of the incident that should examine use-of-force policies, de-escalation requirement and cultural safety training specific to First Nations peoples.<\/p>\n

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