Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021
File: 21-15209
Victoria, BC – Patrol officers are asking for your assistance as we continue to investigate a Tuesday night stabbing.
Patrol officers were called to the 900-block of Pandora Avenue just before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20th for a report that a man had been stabbed and was refusing medical assistance from BC Emergency Health Services paramedics. When officers arrived, they discovered the victim with a stab wound being attended to by a passerby.
Officers worked with paramedics to help de-escalate the man so that he could accept additional medical support. The man was transported to hospital where his injuries were found to be non-life-threatening.
The stabbing was captured on nearby surveillance video.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian man standing approximately six feet tall, with a slim build. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black ball cap, a long sleeve black hoodie, baggy blue jeans, black tennis shoes with white near the soles, and white gloves. He was last seen carrying a black backpack. A still image from the video is below.
If you have any information about this incident or recognize this suspect, please call (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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