Winnipeg police shut down section of Selkirk Avenue for serious incident

Officers are expect to be there for several hours, police say

Image | Selkirk Avenue police incident, North End Winnipeg

Caption: Police have taped off the gate entrance to the yard at 747 Selkirk Ave. (Gary Solilak/CBC)

A three-block stretch of Selkirk Avenue is blocked in Winnipeg's North End as police deal with what they call "a serious incident."
No information is being released on what happened but police say they were called there around 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Officers seem focused on a 2½-storey house between Arlington and Parr streets.
Police say they expect to be there for several hours.

Image | Selkirk Avenue police incident, North End Winnipeg

Caption: Winnipeg police said they were investigating a 'serious incident' at a Selkirk Avenue residence on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (Gary Solilak/CBC)