On October 16, 2013, shortly before 7 am, East St. Paul RCMP was dispatched to a complaint of an assault outside a residence in the RM of West St. Paul. It was learned that the victim, identified as a 53-year-old male elected official, was assaulted by two individuals outside his residence. The culprits fled the area after the assault.
The victim was taken to a Winnipeg Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.