Walmart security guard stabbed while trying to apprehend suspected shoplifter

A security guard at Uptown Mall was stabbed while confronting a suspected shoplifter at Walmart, according to Saanich Police.

Police say that the male suspect slashed the security officer on the arm with a knife and fled on a BMX bike.

The security guard was taken to hospital with a serious but non-life-threatening injury.

Saanich Police say the suspect escaped and the investigation is ongoing.

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