SASKATOON, Sask. — Members of the Saskatoon Police Serious Assault Unit (SAU) are investigating two separate stabbings over the weekend.
On Nov. 7, police were called to a hospital in the 1700 block of 20th Street West for an injured persons call where it was reported that a man had been stabbed.
Officers learned there had been a physical altercation between the 27-year-old man and two other men earlier in the day in the area of Avenue P South and 23rd Street West. During the altercation, one of the men pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim. The suspects then fled and the victim attended the hospital.
In a separate incident, on Nov. 9 at around 2:05 a.m., police were called to a hospital in the 1700 block of 20th Street West for a report of a man who had been stabbed.
Upon police arrival, officers located the victim receiving medical treatment for what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Officers learned the man had been in the area of 20th Street West and Avenue R South when two unknown males assaulted him.
Members of the Serious Assault Unit are continuing to investigate in relation to these incidents. Anyone with information that may assist is asked to contact police at 306-975-8300.
