One person was arrested Thursday morning in what police are calling an “unprovoked, random” attack in downtown Victoria Thursday morning.
The incident occurred just before 9:30 a.m. on October 6th, in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue.
VicPD said they received reports that a man had attacked another man from behind, striking him in the head with a hammer.
Arriving officers located the victim and during investigation discovered the attack was caught on video. Officers began searching for the suspect and located him a short distance away from the scene.
He was arrested without incident but has since been released from custody with a court date and was also handed conditions that he cannot contact the victim or attend the 900-block of Pandora Avenue.
The victim was transported for a significant, but non-life-threatening, head injury.
If you have information about this incident, please call (250) 995-7654 extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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