Officers Investigating After Man Assaulted With Weapon In Central Park

Date: Friday, October 16, 2020

File: 20-41347

Victoria, BC – Officers are investigating after a man was assaulted with a weapon in Central Park on Wednesday night.

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14^th, Patrol officers were called to the area of Central Park, in the 2200-block of Quadra Street, for a report that a man had been assaulted. Officers attended and learned that the man was the victim of an assault with a weapon. The victim was transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services paramedics. The man suffered non-life-threatening, but potentially life-altering injuries.

Officers obtained a limited description of the suspect, who is described as an adult Caucasian man who is bald or has a shaved head. Officers are continuing to work to gather further information in this file.

This file remains under investigation.

If you have information about this incident, please call our non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654, extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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