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2 teens charged after 45-year-old man fatally assaulted near Central Park

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A man has died and two teens have been charged after a fatal assault in downtown Winnipeg on Sunday evening, police say.

Steven Loonfoot died after Sunday night assault

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Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with second-degree murder after Steven Loonfoot, 45, was found with multiple upper body injuries near Central Park on Sunday, police say. Loonfoot was a member of Garden Hill First Nation who had been living in Winnipeg for several years. (David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)

A man has died and two teens have been charged after a fatal assault in downtown Winnipeg on Sunday evening, police say.

Officers found a man with multiple upper body injuries after they responded to a report of an assault near Central Park around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, police said in a news release on Wednesday.

Steven Loonfoot, 45, was given two chest seals and taken to hospital in critical condition, police said. He died from his injuries.

Loonfoot was a member of Garden Hill First Nation and had lived in Winnipeg for several years.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested nearby shortly after the assault. A second 16-year-old boy was also arrested.

Both have been charged with second-degree murder, police said.

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