RCMP are searching for a suspect they believe is responsible for stabbing a man in his 40s with a knife yesterday afternoon near Lawrence Ave and Ellis St.
The Kelowna Downtown On-Call discovered the victim bleeding from an apparent stab wound to a lower limb and tended to him until front line police officers responded to the area.
“Investigators have determined that the incident unfolded nearby, approximately 10 minutes prior, in the 400 block of Leon Avenue,” said RCMP Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, spokesman for the Kelowna Regional Detachment.
The victim was transported to hospital to receive medical treatment for his injuries, which are not believed to be life threatening.
O’Donaghey said the suspect was described as a Native man, with spiked hair and a chain necklace. He reportedly fled the area west bound along Leon Avenue toward the Okanagan Lake.
Anyone with additional information relating to the incident is asked to call the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.