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Man stabbed in ‘very targeted attack’: Vernon RCMP

An ambulance in the area of Vernon's Centennial Drive where a man was stabbed in the arm Tuesday night. Tiffany Goodwein / Vernon Matters

Vernon RCMP said a 24-year-old man’s injuries are not life threatening after he was stabbed in the arm in what police are describing as a “very targeted attack.”

Police said the stabbing occurred on Tuesday evening inside a residence on Vernon’s Centennial Drive after a break and enter.

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RCMP said their suspect in the case lived blocks away from where the stabbing occurred, and police went to his home and arrested him .

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“This was a very targeted attack involving all parties that are known to one another,” Cst. Kelly Brett said, in a media release.

Police said they still have a 27-year-old Vernon man in custody and he could face charges.

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