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Man stabbed in front of Thompson business

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Thompson RCMP say they were able to use footage from a business’s surveillance video to make an arrest after a man was stabbed Thursday.

Officers were called to a report of a stabbing on Churchill Drive around 4:15 p.m.

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Police say the 23-year-old victim told officers he had been stabbed in front of a business on Mystery Lake Road earlier and had walked to where he later met officers.

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The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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Investigators were able to identify a suspect after reviewing surveillance video from the business on Mystery Lake Road.

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