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Verbal confrontation leads to stabbing: Norfolk County OPP

Police say all three men involved know each other and that there is no threat to public safety. Global News File

Provincial police in Norfolk County say a verbal altercation escalated into violence that left one person stabbed on Friday.

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Officers were called to a home on West Street at around 6:15 p.m.

Police say a verbal altercation involving three men took place and that it later escalated into a physical confrontation that ended up at the emergency entrance to a local hospital.

During the confrontation, a victim was injured by an edged weapon before two suspects fled the scene.

Both suspects travelled eastbound on West Street with one riding a bicycle and the other on foot.

Police say the victim was treated at the emergency room in the nearby hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The victim and suspects know each other and police say there is no threat to public safety.

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An investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Norfolk County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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