Officers released the name Monday of the victim of a weekend homicide on Hill Street in St. Boniface.

Police said Janelle Jirasek, 24, of Winnipeg died from injuries after being rushed to hospital Saturday.

Several officers responded to a call about a woman in danger at a house in the 100 block of Hill Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday.

Police said a man and woman who lived together in a lower-level suite got into an argument. The woman was stabbed in the upper body and the suspect fled, said police.

An officer arriving on the scene confronted the man near Caton Street and Hill Street. When the officer tried to arrest the man, the officer received non-life threatening cuts, police said.

The officer managed to disarm the suspect, who then tried to grab the officer’s firearm, police said. The suspect was eventually subdued and arrested.

Paramedics tried to save Jirasek's life, but she was later pronounced dead in hospital.

Kyle William Hunter, 25, faces numerous charges, including of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and trying to disarm a police officer.