SASKATOON

Suspect arrested after man stabbed multiple times

CTV Saskatoon Published Saturday, February 28, 2015 5:10PM CST Last Updated Saturday, February 28, 2015 6:13PM CST

A Saskatoon police cruiser sits at the corner of 33rd Street and Avenue W where a stabbing victim was found Saturday afternoon. Mitts, an article of clothing and blood lie at the scene.

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A suspect is in police custody after a 23-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in Saskatoon’s Westview neighbourhood Saturday.

Officers were called to a stabbing at a Westview Place apartment around 2:15 p.m., police said in a media release.

The victim was found by emergency crews in a nearby Mac’s parking lot at 33rd Street and Avenue W. He was transported to hospital with multiple wounds, police said.

At least six police cruisers scattered the area as officers investigated the incident. Several officers tracked through the apartments, checking garbage bins and rolling out police tape.

The suspect was arrested at a home on the 1300 block of Avenue P North, police confirmed.

The victim’s condition is not yet known, police said. Names have yet to be released.

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A frozen pool of blood and several items of clothing lie in the Mac's parking lot at Saskatoon's 33rd Street and Avenue W following a stabbing at a nearby apartment.
Saskatoon police were called to a Westview Place apartment around 2:15 p.m. Saturday following reports of a stabbing.
Two Saskatoon police officers track through the Westview Place apartments, investigating after a stabbing Saturday afternoon.