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Police have arrested a person after three individuals had been stabbed in downtown Calgary on Monday afternoon.
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Calgary police say officers flooded downtown round 12:45 a.m. Monday after receiving a number of experiences of a knife-wielding man believed to have stabbed three individuals and assaulted one other whereas making an attempt to steal a handbag.
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The experiences got here within the areas of the 600 block of fifth Avenue SW and the 400 block of 4th and fifth Avenue SW
At roughly 1:10 p.m., 25 minutes after receiving the primary experiences, police arrested a person within the space of 4th Avenue and seventh Avenue SE after a confrontation with officers.
Police mentioned the victims suffered a “vary of minor to critical accidents” however all stay in steady situation.
“Additional particulars about motive, the character of the assaults and costs can be launched once they turn out to be accessible,” CPS mentioned in an announcement.
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Police are asking anybody who might have had contact with the suspect throughout the time-frame of the assaults to contact the police non-emergency quantity at 403-266-1234. Suggestions can be submitted anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, calgarycrimestoppers.org, or the P3 TIPS app.