VICTORIA -- Victoria police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a daytime stabbing in the city’s core Wednesday.
Patrol officers were called to a community shelter in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue just before 1 p.m.
Attending officers located a man at the scene who was suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds.
Paramedics tool the man to hospital and police were unable to locate the assailant.
Police are now looking for a white man with a heavy build, wearing a grey hoodie, white sweatpants with red lettering, a black face mask and black shoes.
Police say the man was also carrying a black shoulder bag.
The stabbing remains under investigation. Anyone who recognizes the alleged assailant is asked to call Victoria police at 250-995-7654. Tips can also be provided anonymously to Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
