The suspect in a stabbing on Eighth Street Thursday night is on the run, and New West police are trying to track him down.
At about 9:30 p.m. on May 15, police cruisers, ambulances and fire trucks could be seen and heard speeding toward an apartment building on Eighth Street between Fifth and Fourth avenues.
According to New West police, officers and emergency services were called to the apartment building after receiving reports that a man had been stabbed. Upon arrival, patrol officers located the victim, who was indeed suffering from several stab wounds.
“The male was subsequently transported to a local area hospital where the injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening. The victim remains in hospital in stable condition,” the release added.
The file has now been turned over to the department’s major crime unit, and investigators are looking to locate the alleged attacker. Police describe the suspect as a Caucasian man, between 20 and 30 years old. He is about 5-11 with a slim build, short black hair, a black moustache and goatee. He was last seen wearing a dark hoodie with “the hood pulled up tight around his face.”
Investigators do not believe this was a random attack or gang-related. Tenants gathered outside the Eighth Street low-rise on Thursday night told The Recordthe victim was the manager of the apartment building, but police have yet to confirm or deny this claim.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 604-525-5411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
