Stabbing on Calgary Transit bus sends 1 to hospital: police
Posted Apr 13, 2023 1:25 pm.
Last Updated Apr 13, 2023 2:21 pm.
Calgary police say a man was stabbed in a bus in northeast Calgary Thursday morning.
Officers say they received reports of the incident at around 9:30 a.m.
They say an adult man and a teen male engaged in a verbal “altercation,” which led to a fight, resulting in the man getting stabbed allegedly by the teen.
EMS transported the man to hospital with minor injuries.
Investigators say the suspect has not been arrested and that the investigation is ongoing.
This comes after someone was shot in a bus outside the Calgary Central Library in downtown.
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Calgary Transit Union president Mike Mahar says that anytime there is violence on city transit, it affects transit operators heavily.
He is calling on all levels of government to support a national transit task force which will look at best practices to make transit safer.
Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call them at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
-With files from Chris Bowen
