A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 14-year-old girl in downtown Winnipeg.
The girl was stabbed on Graham Avenue near Fort Street around 1 p.m. Friday, within blocks of the Winnipeg police headquarters.
Officers quickly arrived and provided emergency care before the girl was rushed to hospital in critical condition. She had emergency surgery but died of her injuries.
The girl had been with two of her friends, who were also teenage girls, and the 17-year-old, said Const. Jason Michalyshen, a spokesperson for the Winnipeg Police Service.
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She got into an argument with the boy, which escalated, and the boy