Jets fan wanted for downtown assault shortly before first playoff game
Police are seeking to identify a Winnipeg Jets fan who assaulted a man downtown, causing serious and long-term injuries, before the team's first game of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
A 34-year-old man was found unconscious after he hit his head on the pavement while being assaulted by a stranger on the first 100 block of Navy Way at about 5 p.m. on April 19.
The victim was transported to hospital with a head injury and later released.
'He will require further medical treatment for his injuries and is likely to have a lengthy recovery,' the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Friday, calling the incident a 'serious assault.'
Investigators learned an argument started after the suspect caused 'a disturbance' outside the victim's home.
When the victim went outside, he was 'immediately' thrown to the ground.
The WPS major crimes unit spoke to witnesses, who described the attacker as tall, white, 25 to 30 years old, with shaggy brown hair and a short brown beard. He was wearing light blue jeans, white Nike runners with a black Swoosh, and a blue Jets Jersey with the current logo and the last name and number, 33, of retired defenceman Dustin Byfuglien.
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The man was last seen running north towards Smith Street. Police released two images of the man.
The incident happened shortly before the puck dropped for Game 1 of the Jets' first-round playoff series with the St. Louis Blues. About 5,000 fans were at a Jets whiteout street party outside Canada Life Centre that started before the game. Police reported no major incidents in connection with the Game 1 street party.
The major crimes unit asked anyone with information about the attacker to contact them at 204-986-6219, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.
The news release did not say why police waited two months to announce the incident.
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