Halifax police investigate weekend stabbing

An image of the Halifax Regional Police detachment on Gottingen Street on Oct. 29, 2024. (CTV Atlantic/Joel LeBlanc)

Police are investigating a stabbing in downtown Halifax over the weekend.

Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of an injured person lying on the sidewalk in the 5600 block of Spring Garden Road around 3 a.m. Sunday.

When officers arrived, they found a 44-year-old man with a stab wound.

“Officers provided first-aid at the scene before the man was transported to hospital by EHS with non-life-threatening injuries,” reads a news release from the Halifax Regional Police.

Police don’t believe the incident is random and the investigation is ongoing.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call 902-490-5020 or call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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