VicPD and officers with the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT) arrested a suspect early this morning for an alleged stabbing.
On Tuesday, March 12th, at around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a multi-unit residential building located at 260 Michigan Street.
There, police located the victim outside the unit and transported them to hospital to receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
According to VicPD, the suspect refused to exit the residence and barricaded themselves inside the suite.
One of their neighbours told Victoria Buzz she believed another second floor resident had been the suspect who barricaded herself in the unit.
“Apparently my neighbour decided to stab her boyfriend last night,” said the neighbour.
“The police have had us sheltering in place ever since. She has refused to come out of her apartment.”
Police say they had crisis negotiators on-site who worked for several hours to try to find a peaceful outcome to the situation.
Ultimately, these efforts were unsuccessful, according to VicPD.
At around 6 a.m. this morning, a warrant was granted by the courts to enter the property, so GVERT members breached the door to the residence and arrested the suspect.
VicPD says the suspect remains in custody, and this investigation is ongoing, so further details are not available at this time.
