Police called to two incidents at Saskatoon business

SASKATOON – Saskatoon police dealt with two separate incidents at a downtown business overnight.

Initially, officers were called to a complaint of several people being sprayed with a chemical irritant shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday.

Police say an unknown male approached several people who were standing in front of the business in the 200-block of 2nd Avenue South and sprayed them with what is believed to be bear mace.  The suspect then fled the area.

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Several people were treated by paramedics at the scene.

Later in the night, police attended the same business in response to an assault.

Around 1:30 a.m., a disturbance originated inside the business and spilled onto the street where it escalated. Upon arrival, officers found an unconscious man lying in the middle of the street.

A 21-year-old Regina man was taken to hospital where he remains in stable condition.

A 23-year-old man is facing a charge of aggravated assault in relation to the second incident. He will appear before a Justice of the Peace Saturday evening.

Police do not believe the two incidents are related.