East Hants District RCMP have arrested two suspects after a report of an assault with a weapon.

On January 26 at approximately 11:00 p.m., East Hants District RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon at a residence on Mill Rd. A preliminary investigation determined that a 43-year-old male was assaulted by two suspects outside his residence. The male received non-life threatening injuries and the suspects left before the police arrived on scene.

Yesterday afternoon, East Hants District RCMP arrested two suspects without incident outside a residence in Upper Sackville. A 44-year-old male and 26-year-old female are facing charges of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm. Both suspects have been released from police custody and are scheduled to appear in Windsor Provincial Court on March 15, 2016.

The investigation is ongoing. Police do not believe this incident is random in nature.

Investigators are asking anyone with information on this incident to call East Hants District RCMP at 902-883-7077 or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by texting TIP202 +your message to `CRIMES`(274637) or by Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash award.

Source: Media Release