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Boy, 15, hospitalized after nighttime Wolseley schoolyard stabbing, say Winnipeg police

A 15-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in a Winnipeg schoolyard during a confrontation with a group of youths on Thursday night, police say.

Confrontation with group of youths led to stabbing; teen found his way to home on Cliffton Street for help

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Officers were called at about 11 p.m. Thursday after reports of the stabbing of a teen in a Wolseley schoolyard, Winnipeg police said Friday. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)

A 15-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in a Winnipeg schoolyard during a confrontation with a group of youths on Thursday night, police say.

The teen made his way to a home on Clifton Street where someone called for help after he was stabbed in the Wolseley neighbourhood at about 11 p.m., Winnipeg police said in a news release on Friday.

The teen was taken to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.

Investigators believe he was stabbed during a confrontation with a group of young people near a Wolseley-area school. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.

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