Man arrested for stabbing Halifax District RCMP officer – Lower Sackville

Halifax District RCMP is investigating a stabbing incident that resulted in one of their officers being injured.

At 10 a.m. this morning,​ RCMP responded to a report of a man who attended the Cobequid Community Health Centre stating​ he was a harm to himself and others and then left the building.​

RCMP officers located him a​ short time later in his vehicle in a​ nearby parking lot.​ When approached by police,​ the man​ got out of his vehicle and stabbed one of the​ officers in the upper leg.​ A second officer deployed a Conducted Energy​ Weapon (CEW) and arrested​ the man and he was​ then​ taken to hospital.​

The injured officer is being treated at hospital for non life-threatening injuries.​

The investigation in ongoing.​

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Source : Media Release

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