At approximately 8:30 p.m. Halifax District RCMP responded to the Cobequid Community Heath Centre for a report of a victim suffering from stab wounds. A preliminary investigation determined that two suspects entered an apartment on the 600 block of Sackville Dr. and assaulted the two male occupants with a tire iron and a knife. Both occupants sustained non-life threatening injuries and were able to leave the apartment and seek medical attention.
The investigation is ongoing. Police do not believe that this incident is random in nature.
Investigators are asking anyone with information on this incident to call Halifax District RCMP at 902-244-7208 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.
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