Lunchtime stabbing at Clareview LRT Station under investigation
Clareview LRT Station as seen in a file photo taken on March 29, 2023 (CTV News Edmonton).
A 22-year-old man was stabbed at the Clareview LRT Station Wednesday afternoon by a person that was known to them, police say.
Around 12:30 p.m., the Edmonton Police Service was dispatched to an assault call on the lower concourse of the transit centre.
The man was found with serious, non-life threatening injuries and taken to hospital by paramedics.
According to police, the assailant fled the station before police officers arrived.
No further details were available as the investigation continues.
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