Police are investigating following an assault last night.

At around 11:15 p.m. on July 29, 2026, police were called to a report of an assault in progress in the 800 block of Avenue O South. It was reported that someone had been attacked with a machete. Upon arrival, officers located the male victim suffering from non-life-threatening injuries consistent with a machete attack. Through investigation, officers learned that a confrontation had occurred between parties known to one another resulting in the victim being injured. Multiple persons dispersed from the scene prior to police arrival.

Approximately five minutes later, officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area without a visible license plate. Upon activating the police vehicle’s emergency equipment, the vehicle did not stop and began to evade at a high rate of speed. Officers disengaged from the evade police incident.

Later, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on July 30, 2026, police were called to a single vehicle collision in the area of 71st Street East and Arthur Rose Avenue. Upon arrival, a lone male, later identified as the driver, was located next to a heavily damaged car. Through investigation, officers determined that this was the same suspect who had evaded police earlier and was also believed to be present during the incident involving the machete.

As a result, the 24-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with Evading Police and Dangerous Driving. Police are continuing to investigate the assault.

(Court Information Number: 991346885)

(Occurrence Numbers: 26-108708, 26-108711)