Portage la Prairie RCMP are searching for a suspect in connection with a stabbing incident yesterday.

The police responded to a report from the Portage hospital about a man suffering from a stab wound.

The RCMP investigation found two men had been involved in an altercation at a home on Tupper Street North, when one was stabbed. He's in hospital, in stable condition.

The police are looking for 28 year old Joey Pashe, from Portage la Prairie. He's described as Indigenous, 5 feet ,10 inches, 196 pounds, with short, black hair.

If you have information, contact Portage RCMP at 204-857-4445, or call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at Crimestoppers or text "TIPMAN" plus your message to CRIMES (274637).