Major Crimes is searching for a suspect after a 57-year-old man was stabbed while sitting outside of a hotel.

In the afternoon of August 6 in the 100 block of Keewatin Street, a 57-year-old man was stabbed while sitting outside of a hotel. The Winnipeg Police Service says that after the 3:50 p.m. stabbing, the suspect fled the scene. 

Now, the WPS Major Crimes Unit is investigating and reaching out to the public for assistance identifying a suspect.

The person of interest has short, dark hair and a tattoo in his upper right forearm.

tattoo of suspet in hotel stabbing(WPS/Supplied)