By Medicine Hat News on October 25, 2024.
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat police have arrested a 34-year-old man after a reported stabbing downtown on Wednesday. The unidentified man is in custody and charged with assault with a weapon causing bodily harm, according to a release Thursday morning. It states that officers were called to the area of First Street SE and Sixth Avenue where they located a male with “non-life-threatening” injuries and transported him to hospital. Police identified a suspect who had fled but was arrested a short time later. MHPS Major Crimes officers also reportedly located a weapon in the area. The suspect is currently in custody awaiting a bail hearing. No individuals facing such a charge were on the appearance list at Thursday’s session of docket court at Court of Justice. 9