One dead, seven injured in long weekend stabbings

CALGARY – At least one person has died after a series of stabbings throughout Calgary this long weekend.

Officers were called to five different stabbings between Friday night and Monday morning, one of which ended in tragedy.

The first incident was on Friday night in the southwest community of Woodlands.

EMS were called to the 200 block of Woodvale Bay just before 11 p.m., where they discovered a 37-year-old with stab wounds.

He was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.

So far, police have no suspects in custody.

Police are also investigating what could be the city’s latest murder, after a man with knife wounds stumbled into a Forest Lawn Tim Hortons on Saturday night.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, collapsed after entering the restaurant in the 3900 block of 17th Avenue S.E. around 10:30 p.m.

He was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but later succumbed to his injuries.

Meanwhile, police are trying to piece together two stabbings in the community of Abbydale, which they say appear to be related.

Police rushed to Abadan Place N.E. around 8 p.m. on Saturday, after fight broke out between two households.

A woman with stab wounds later arrived at the Peter Lougheed Centre, and a second victim was found by police at the scene of the fight.

Officials say their injuries weren’t serious, and both victims were listed in stable non life-threatening condition.

However, police were called to Abadan Place N.E. again on Sunday night after a man was stabbed in the upper torso.

A woman also suffered slashes to her hands.

Police say the two incidents are related.

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Meanwhile, one man remains in hospital in life-threatening condition after police say it appears he stabbed himself, on Monday morning.

Police arrived on scene at 86th Avenue S.E. and Bonaventure Drive S.E. around 8 a.m.

They found a woman who appeared to have been stabbed in her face, and a man who had stab wounds in his chest.

As EMS treated the woman for her injuries, they discovered her facial cuts were actually the result of being hit in the face with a heavy object. The force of the blow broke the woman’s glasses, cutting her and breaking bones in her face.

Duty inspector Chris Butler says police believe the man’s stab wounds were self inflicted.

He remains in hospital in life-threatening condition.

Police aren’t clear what their relationship is.

There are reports a party with drugs involved was being held in the area, prior to the violent incident.

In total, police say five stabbings in Calgary over Heritage Day long weekend left seven people injured and one person dead.