Friday, December 21, 2018

Victoria BC – Investigators are seeking witnesses after an assault with a weapon last weekend.

The Victoria Police Communication Centre began receiving 911 calls just after midnight on December 15th when somebody was assaulted with a weapon in the area of Douglas and View Streets.

Multiple officers attended the area and a male was subsequently taken into custody at the intersection of Fort and Government Streets. During the course of the arrest, the suspect came into contact with a police vehicle. The suspect was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries where he was later released.  

After speaking with witnesses, Major Crime Detectives believe that they have not yet spoken with all the people who witnessed the incident.

If you witnessed the incident or have any information that may assist our investigation, please call 250-995-7654.

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File #: 
18-57590