13-year-old charged with second degree murder in McPhillips Street homicide

Incident happened near the McPhillips Street underpass last Monday

Image | Homicide at McPhillips and Logan

Caption: Police had blocked off part of the sidewalk near the McPhillips Street underpass at Logan Avenue last Tuesday. (Jaison Empson/CBC)

A 13-year-old boy is facing second-degree murder charges after a 17-year-old was beaten and stabbed on a sidewalk near the McPhillips Street underpass earlier this week.
Emergency crews were called to the corner of McPhillips and Logan Avenue around 4 p.m. Sept. 24 where they found the injured 17-year-old.
The victim was rushed to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police say they believe the victim was stabbed during the altercation.
The 13-year-old was arrested on Stella Avenue in Winnipeg's North End on Friday after police spotted him and pursued him on foot.
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