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A double stabbing shut down a downtown Calgary CTrain station throughout Wednesday morning’s rush hour.
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Police mentioned they responded to the 4th Avenue SW LRT station round 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, the place they discovered three individuals concerned in an altercation.
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An grownup man and lady had been every in non-life-threatening situation after struggling stab wounds, police mentioned, whereas a suspect was taken into custody. The suspect’s title was not instantly launched.
EMS mentioned they didn’t attend the scene, however did transport a person in his early 20s who appeared at Sheldon Chumir Well being Heart with stab wounds to Foothills Medical Heart.
The prepare station was cordoned off by police tape as Calgary Transit closed the platform for a short while Tuesday morning, with service ending earlier than 9 a.m.
The stabbings come amid continued issues about security on metropolis transport as high-profile violent incidents proceed to make headlines. These embrace two assaults at Marlborough Station final autumn – one wherein a girl was attacked with an axe, and one wherein 4 males fought with a knife, a pipe and a flare gun.
The town has taken a number of steps prior to now yr in hopes of strengthening safety on the transportation community. In December, it introduced plans to spice up peace officers deployed on the system by 25 p.c, in addition to set up lighting upgrades in downtown stations and begin a transit ambassador program to have seen employees at stations extra typically.
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