SASKATOON – Saskatoon police have arrested a youth and are investigating after a man was found seriously injured on Monday.
At about 10 p.m. on Oct. 30 they had responded to a report of an injured person in the area of 22nd Street East and Pacific Avenue. When they arrived, they found the 44-year-old man with a serious injury to his face. He was taken to hospital by paramedics.
In a separate incident about 15 minutes later, police responded to the 300 block of Confederation Drive for a report of a male threatening people with a large knife.
When officers arrived, they located the suspect and arrested him after a brief foot pursuit. Articles of his clothing were found to have blood on them. As a result, the 16-year-old male from Saskatoon has been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, carrying a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, and failing to comply with a youth probation order.
Members of the Serious Assault Unit are continuing to investigate whether these two incidents are connected. Anyone with information believed to be relevant is asked to call police directly at 306-975-8300 or report it anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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