Winnipeg police respond to another carjacking involving bear spray in city
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Winnipeg police are investigating after a man was bear sprayed and carjacked on Monday afternoon.
Winnipeg police are investigating after a man was bear sprayed and carjacked on Monday afternoon.
Officers were called to the incident in the 200 block of Watt Street just before 1:30 p.m.
Police arrived on scene to find a 22-year-old man who was suffering from the effects of bear spray.
They found he was delivering a parcel in the 500 block of Harbison Avenue when he was hit with bear spray and robbed of his vehicle.
He was treated by paramedics and medically cleared.
Shortly after the incident, several people reported a vehicle matching the description driving erratically in the area.
Officers found the stolen vehicle in a back lane near Bowman Avenue east of Watt Street.