An information board shows SkyTrain Service is not in service in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they have arrested a person suspected of stabbing two people at a Skytrain station. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
October 12, 2024 - 4:16 PM
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they have arrested a person suspected of stabbing two people at a Skytrain station in the city.
They say numerous people had called to report a stabbing on Columbia Street, outside the station around 6:45 p.m. on Friday.
Police say officers rushed to the scene and arrested someone matching the suspect's description.
They say investigators confirmed that two people had been stabbed, one had suffered minor injuries while the second victim was left with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Police say the suspect remains in custody.
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the incident and have not yet spoken to police to reach out.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2024.
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