A 20-year-old man is in police custody following a stabbing on Pictou Landing First Nation, N.S., on Thursday night.
Pictou County RCMP say at around 9:50 p.m., they learned a man had been stabbed following a fight with another man.
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The 24-year-old victim sustained serious injuries, according to police.
Police say the suspect left the home, but was later arrested at a nearby store.
He remains in custody.
Police do not believe the stabbing was random, as the suspect and victim are known to each other.
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Police did not say whether charges have been laid.
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