One man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and another was taken into custody following a stabbing in downtown Nanaimo this morning.

RCMP, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance were called to the area of Cavan Street and Victoria Road shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.

Reserve Const. Gary OB次元官网网址橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson, said multiple officers arrived on scene to find a man who had been stabbed multiple times to the upper body.

B次元官网网址淏ased on a description provided to police while responding, they located a 39-year-old individual who was arrested for the stabbing,B次元官网网址� OB次元官网网址橞rien said.

He said the stabbing resulted from an altercation over an alleged theft, and the two men who were known to one another.

B次元官网网址淭here was an altercation between the two, during which point a knife was produced and the victim was stabbed multiple times in the chest,B次元官网网址� OB次元官网网址橞rien said.

The 35-year-old victim was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for treatment of what OB次元官网网址橞rien described as serious injuries.

An RCMP police dog service team was called to the scene to search for the knife used in the assault.

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