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Man charged after 2 people stabbed inside Halifax apartment building

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Halifax Regional Police say a 45-year-old man has been charged after two people were stabbed at an apartment building in Halifax.

In a release, police say the stabbing happened in the 500 block of Herring Cove Road on Tuesday evening.

The victims were taken to hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

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Jibril Ahmed is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court Thursday to face charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, possession of a dangerous weapon, and break and enter.

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“No other persons are being sought in connection with this incident,” police said in a statement.

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Police don’t believe the incident is random and are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers.

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