Fatal stabbing victim identified, suspect arrested

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One man is in police custody and another is dead after a stabbing in the William Whyte neighbourhood.

Winnipeg police were called to the 400 block of Burrows Avenue around 3:45 a.m. Tuesday and found a 22-year-old male who had been stabbed.

In a release issued Wednesday, police identified the victim as Alan Henry Anderson, 22.

Investigators learned Anderson was walking with a group near the intersection of Salter Street and Burrows when a fight broke out with another group in the area. Anderson was stabbed and later died in hospital from his injuries.

The suspect fled before police arrived.

Officers arrested Cory Dylan Watt, 24, in the 300 block of Mountain Avenue around 4:30 a.m. the same day. He remains in custody and is facing charges of manslaughter and failure to comply with conditions of a release order.

Both men are from Winnipeg. They did not previously know each other, police said.

Police do not expect to make any more arrests relating to the incident, WPS said.