A man has been taken to hospital and police have taped off sections of a strip mall in south Nanaimo after a stabbing this morning.
Nanaimo RCMP are currently on scene at the intersection of Bruce Avenue and Fifth Street. Police tape was seen blocking off sections of the plaza and areas of Bruce Avenue. Emergency services were called to the incident at about 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 24.
Police confirm a man was stabbed and suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital following a confrontation. Officers are looking for multiple people of interest as part of the investigation. There is no threat to the public, police said.
Anyone who may have information or video footage of the incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP’s non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.
#Police incident at Fifth and Bruce in #Nanaimo. #RCMP have sections of a plaza taped off. pic.twitter.com/gtRvbD7EXO
— Karl Yu (@KarlYuBulletin) November 24, 2022
karl.yu@nanaimobulletin.com
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