Man in custody after stabbing in Victoria

File photo.

One man is in custody and another was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a stabbing in Victoria Saturday afternoon.

Victoria police were called to the intersection of Johnson and Quadra Streets just after 4:30 p.m. following reports of a man being stabbed, he was treated by B.C. Ambulance and transported to hospital.

Four hours later police were called to the intersection of Pandora Avenue and Vancouver Street after a man matching the suspect’s description was spotted.

He was taken into custody without incident and was found to be in possession of a knife.

The investigation into the stabbing is ongoing, anyone with information is asked to call Victoria police at (250)-995-7654 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

Editorial Policies Report an Error