Updated: Nanaimo police investigate stabbing, search for two suspects

Update: Nanaimo RCMP say the two suspect have been arrested without incident.

Nanaimo RCMP are looking for two suspects related to a stabbing investigation.

Police say one man was taken to the hospital and his condition is unknown after a stabbing around 10 a.m. on March 20 at the intersection of Prideaux Street and Old Victoria Road.

“The intersection and surrounding streets have been closed to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic while officers assess the scene and gather evidence,” reads a news release from RCMP.

Police say the two suspects are described as a Caucasian man and woman. The man is tall and was wearing a green hoodie. He may have a neck or face tattoo.

The woman is about five feet tall and was wearing a camouflage jacket and blue jeans

Investigators are asking witnesses or anyone who may have security or dashcam footage of the incident to contact the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.

Tyler Hay
Tyler Hay
Tyler has been back and forth between Vancouver Island and Alberta during his career in journalism. He first joined Vista Radio in Lethbridge, Alberta after working as an editor in Ladysmith and Parksville. Now he is back on the Island to settle and is based out of Nanaimo writing about local politics. When not writing, he is busy sailing, riding motorcycles and fixing things in his shop.

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