Edmonton police said Monday that the Homicide Unit was investigating, after one person was left in critical condition following a violent weekend assault.

Police said at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, June 28, police and paramedics were called to a reported aggravated assault in the area of 122 Avenue and 97 Street.

When crews arrived, they found a man who had been stabbed – he was treated on the scene by paramedics, and then taken to hospital. At last word, he was in critical condition.

A suspect in the incident, Mitchell Lee Anderson, 23, of Manitoba, was arrested at a home near the scene, and has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.

Police said the injured man and the suspect were not known to each other, and alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the incident.

The accused is in custody, and is expected to appear in court on July 2.