Marvin William Felix, 54, was attacked around 5 a.m. Monday on Main Street between Logan and Higgins avenues and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police said at a press conference Friday afternoon that he died overnight. They also released a photo and description of Gavin Elvis Bone, 15, one of two people now charged with second-degree murder in Felix’s death and the death of Danielle Dawn Ballantyne, 36, whose body was found in an apartment building of Point Douglas on Monday. morning. Although Bone is a juvenile, a court has approved the release of his name and image because a warrant has been issued for his arrest across Canada. The other suspect is also a 15-year-old boy. He was arrested Wednesday and initially charged with second-degree murder in Ballantyne’s death and two counts of aggravated assault. The charge in connection with Felix’s assault has now been upgraded to a second-degree charge, police said Friday. About half an hour before Felix was attacked, another man in his 50s was also seriously attacked. She was found with traumatic injuries in a parking lot on Main between Jarvis and Sutherland avenues, two blocks north of where Felix was found, around 4:30 a.m. of Monday. The attacks on Ballantyne, Felix and the other man appear to have been random, police say. Another attack was reported in the area around 5:30 a.m. Monday, when an injured man in his 50s flagged down officers in the nearby area of Logan Avenue and Disraeli Highway. He was taken to hospital in stable condition. The attack is still under investigation, police said. They believe they are part of the earlier attack group, but investigators do not know if the two teenagers were involved in that incident. WATCHES | “We are shocked by these incidents,” says a Winnipeg police spokesperson:
Winnipeg police ‘shocked’ by violent attacks
Winnipeg police Const. Dani McKinnon says officers were also upset after a series of random attacks on people in the early hours of Monday, August 25, in the Point Douglas neighborhood. Two people have died and two teenagers are being sought for their deaths as well as for a third attack. Const. Dani McKinnon, spokeswoman for the Winnipeg Police Service, was visibly shaken as she spoke at the press conference Friday. “I’m supposed to come here and make the community feel comfortable,” he said. “We are shocked by these incidents. It is shocking that there have been two murders [allegedly] it happened at the hands of two young men for completely unknown reasons at the moment.” The investigation into the series of attacks is ongoing, “but other suspects may be involved,” he said. The body of Danielle Dawn Ballantyne was found in an apartment building in Point Douglas on Monday morning. Two people have been charged with second-degree murder in her death. (Submitted by family) Bone is described as five feet, six inches tall and about 150 pounds. He has a significant scar on his left cheek, police said in a news release Friday. They warn he is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached if seen. Anyone who sees Bone should call 911, police said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).
