VicpD are seeking witnesses after another fatal stabbing occurred near downtown Victoria late Tuesday night.
Shortly before midnight last night, VicPD were called to a report of a stabbing in the 2900-block of Douglas Street.
Officers arrived at the scene to find one man suffering from stab wounds. Officers and B.C. Emergency Health Services paramedics provided emergency medical treatment to the victim, but he succumbed to his injuries.
According to police, investigators believe this is an isolated incident and there is no ongoing risk to community safety.
No arrests have been made. No details on the victim have been released.
This is the second fatal stabbing in just over a week. At around 4 a.m. on March 31st, police responded to a report of a stabbing in the 700-block of Pandora Avenue, near Blanshard Street.
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Officers arrived at the scene to find one man dead and another victim who was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A suspect was arrested in that incident but no details have been released on what transpired ahead of the fatal stabbing.
Investigators with the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) are asking anyone who may have information about this incident to call the VIIMCU Information Line at (250) 380-6211.
More to come.
