One man was taken to hospital after he was stabbed in downtown Nanaimo today.
The incident happened just before noon on Monday, July 10, at the intersection of Robarts Street and Victoria Road.
According to Nanaimo RCMP, the assault resulted from an altercation between two men.
“It was between two marginalized individuals,” said reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson. “One man got stabbed; it was a non life-threatening injury.”
O’Brien said no other injuries were reported from the encounter and police were gathering evidence, but had yet to make an arrest as of late Monday afternoon.
“They’re gathering forensic evidence,” he said. “They’re confident that he will be identified and there’s no risk to the public.”
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