Winnipeg police investigating North End murder

Winnipeg police say they are investigating after a man was fatally attacked on a North End street.

Police said they were called to the 500 block of Alexander Avenue just after 8:45 p.m. on Nov. 8 for a report of an injured man.

Officers said they arrived to find the victim with a life-threatening injury and provided emergency medical care.

The person, who was hospitalized in critical condition, was pronounced dead.

The man was identified as 23-year-old Jamal Eli Preston Miles. He was a member of the Shamattawa First Nation and lived in Winnipeg.

His family was informed.

Homicide began investigating and found that several men had been involved in a verbal confrontation outside, which escalated to the man being seriously assaulted and causing fatal injuries.

Police said the suspects fled before police arrived.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.