Police allege Exchange District nightclub bouncer stabbed 3 patrons in ‘unusual’ incident
Winnipeg Canada July 9 2018 Winnipeg police allege a bouncer at an Exchange District nightclub stabbed three patrons early Saturday morning in what Const. Jay Murray calls a “very unusual” incident.
At about 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to a call outside the Citizen nightclub on Princess Street, where a private wedding social had taken place. Three men suffering from stab wounds were found outside the nightclub.
Police believe one of the patrons got involved in a verbal altercation with a bouncer and was escorted outside the bar, Murray told reporters at a Sunday morning press conference.
Murray alleged the bouncer then stabbed the patron with a knife. Two other patrons who attempted to intervene were also stabbed, Murray said.
Two of the victims remain in hospital in stable condition, he said.
“This is such an unusual one,” Murray said. “I feel the vast majority of nightclub security in the city here conduct themselves in a professional and proper manner. So it’s certainly unusual to hear of an incident like this. I don’t think many people go to a bar expecting to have an interaction like this with security staff.”
He said a suspect turned himself in shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday. Police have charged a 37-year-old man with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of possessing a weapon.
The suspect was not previously known to police, Murray said.
Under Manitoba’s Liquor and Gaming Control Act, knives, guns or other weapons are not allowed inside any club or restaurant with a liquor license.
