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2 men arrested following double stabbing outside Peterborough plaza: police

Click to play video: '2 taken to hospital following reported stabbing outside Peterborough plaza'
2 taken to hospital following reported stabbing outside Peterborough plaza
Two people were taken to hospital following a fight and reported stabbing outside a Peterborough plaza on Tuesday morning. Around 6:30 a.m. emergency crews were called to Market Plaza on George St. for reports of an altercation. Police say two people at the scene were treated by paramedic and taken to hospital – Aug 18, 2020

Two Peterborough men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault following a double stabbing outside a plaza on Tuesday morning.

Around 6:30 a.m., officers responded to a reported dispute between several parties in the parking lot of Market Plaza on George Street.

Police say a 50-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were stabbed. One of the victims was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre; the other was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

Later Tuesday, officers located two suspects at a Stewart Street residence where they were arrested.

Jordan Johnson-Hunt, 23, and Hunter Reginald Person, 23, both of Stewart Street, are each charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of failure to comply with a probation order.

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They were held in custody and were scheduled to appear in court later Tuesday, police said.

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Assault on Peterborough police officers up by 243%

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