1 injured in Kamloops stabbing: police

Mounties in Kamloops say a person was hospitalized after being stabbed early Sunday morning.

According to a news release from the Kamloops RCMP, the stabbing happened on Victoria Street between 3 Avenue and 4 Avenue outside of a bar, according to Staff Sgt. Andy Lot, who says police were called at 12:43 a.m.

Lot told CTV News the victim has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

He explains that the suspect and victim didn’t know each other, and that it was a situation in which an incident “occurred inside the bar, which led to the outside.”

In a news release, police have called this an “isolated incident” and say there is no risk to public safety in Kamloops.

Mounties have asked anyone with information about this incident to call the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and quote file number 2026-18997.

Staff Sgt. Andy Lot says any information helps, “no matter how minor it may seem,” adding “information from the public could be key to advancing this investigation.”