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UPDATE: RCMP arrest suspect of double stabbing in Chilliwack

 

One person is in custody after two people were stabbed in Chilliwack late Thursday night.

The stabbing happened around 11:45 p.m. in a small townhouse complex in the 45300-block of Hodgins Avenue, RCMP confirmed.

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Emergency crews found two victims suffering from stab wounds when they arrived at the scene.

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One was taken to Chilliwack General Hospital and the other was rushed to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, both in non-life-threatening condition.

RCMP said Friday that they had arrested a 40-year-old man from the Ridge Meadows area after a tip that the suspect was in the Jones Lake area.

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Investigators are still gathering evidence, but believe the stabbings were targeted.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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